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The evolution of animal intelligence

Samuel Jackson Holmes

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III THE TROPISMS "The understanding of complicated phenomena depends upon an analysis by which they are resolved into their simple elementary compounds."--Loeb, Physiology of the Brain. "On s'est fait beaucoup d'idees fausses sur les tropismes; lea litterateurs, les philosophes; les savants me'me, ont disserts sur eux d'une facon tout a fait fantaisiste, les uns raillant, les autres louant sans reserve, ce qu'ils n'avaient pas compris."--Georges Bohn. THE TROPISMS IN GENERAL Certain stimuli exercise a directive effect upon the movements of animals causing them to go toward or away from the source of stimulation. Such movements are commonly called tropisms. The flight of a moth toward the candle, the gathering of male moths around a box containing a female, the movements of protozoans away from regions of unusual heat or cold may be taken as illustrations of such directed movements. No attempt will be made to formulate an accurate definition of the word tropism because usage has not established the meaning of the term with sufficient precision to render this possible. There is considerable difference of opinion in regard to the explanation of tropisms, and the kinds of behavior to which the term should be applied. In what follows phenomena will be described which have been commonly classed as tropisms however diverse they may be in character and causation. The study of tropisms, which has attracted a large share of attention in recent years, was given a great stimulus by Loeb through his work "Der Heliotropismus der Tiere" and various later papers. The "Heliotropismus der Tiere" was a pioneer work; but perhaps its chief value lies not so much in the number of interesting facts and records of ingenious experiments it contains...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The evolution of animal intelligence. To get started finding The evolution of animal intelligence, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III THE TROPISMS "The understanding of complicated phenomena depends upon an analysis by which they are resolved into their simple elementary compounds."--Loeb, Physiology of the Brain. "On s'est fait beaucoup d'idees fausses sur les tropismes; lea litterateurs, les philosophes; les savants me'me, ont disserts sur eux d'une facon tout a fait fantaisiste, les uns raillant, les autres louant sans reserve, ce qu'ils n'avaient pas compris."--Georges Bohn. THE TROPISMS IN GENERAL Certain stimuli exercise a directive effect upon the movements of animals causing them to go toward or away from the source of stimulation. Such movements are commonly called tropisms. The flight of a moth toward the candle, the gathering of male moths around a box containing a female, the movements of protozoans away from regions of unusual heat or cold may be taken as illustrations of such directed movements. No attempt will be made to formulate an accurate definition of the word tropism because usage has not established the meaning of the term with sufficient precision to render this possible. There is considerable difference of opinion in regard to the explanation of tropisms, and the kinds of behavior to which the term should be applied. In what follows phenomena will be described which have been commonly classed as tropisms however diverse they may be in character and causation. The study of tropisms, which has attracted a large share of attention in recent years, was given a great stimulus by Loeb through his work "Der Heliotropismus der Tiere" and various later papers. The "Heliotropismus der Tiere" was a pioneer work; but perhaps its chief value lies not so much in the number of interesting facts and records of ingenious experiments it contains...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The evolution of animal intelligence. To get started finding The evolution of animal intelligence, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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