Secrets Of Sound: Studying The Calls and Songs Of Whales, Elephants, And Birds (Scientists in the Field) - Softcover

Sayre, April Pulley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 061858546X ISBN 13: 9780618585465

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006

Synopsis

Can whales communicate across miles of vast ocean? Can elephants talk to one another with sounds we cannot hear? These are the kinds of questions that drive the work of acoustic biologists. Follow three creative scientists—Christopher W., Clark, Katy Payne, and Bill Evans—as they research why and how animals communicate. Through remarkable photographs and stories about all sorts of animals, this book celebrates the challenges of lab work and fieldwork and the thrill of discovery.

About this title

Product Description:

Secrets of Sound Examines the work of several bioacousticians, scientists who study the sounds made by living creatures, discussing the results and importance of their research. Full description

About the Author:

April Pulley Sayre is a writer, video producer, and bird watcher with a special interest in "overlooked, sometimes maligned creatures," including bats, insects, and lemurs. She and her husband live in South Bend, Indiana.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 061858546X
• ISBN 13: 9780618585465
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 63