Methuen, 1964, Red Cloth, Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, Reprint
silver titles spine; illustrated throughout by 12 half-tone and 91 line illustrations; a volume in the Methuens monographs of biological subjects series; The author is Professor of Zoology and Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, and an Associate of the Neurological Institute at the School of Medicine, (Univ. Pennsylvania) He is also the American editor of the Journal of Insect Physiology. "This book attemps to treat the physiology of insect senses not from an entomological point of view nor as a separate branch of knowledge but, instead, in terms of the general operation of sense organs. Subject matter is therefore concentrated on sensory physiology. The central nervous system is explored as far as the lamina ganglionaris of the optic lobes, leaving emphasis on sensory input and the interaction of sense organs and their environment. A very full bibliography is given."; price-intact D/J. is mylar protected; previous owner's name inside cover; incld. indexes - 266 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Natural History & Resources; Entomology; Environment & Ecology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: NAT00012.
silver titles spine; illustrated throughout by 12 half-tone and 91 line illustrations; a volume in the Methuens monographs of biological subjects series; The author is Professor of Zoology and Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, and an Associate of the Neurological Institute at the School of Medicine, (Univ. Pennsylvania) He is also the American editor of the Journal of Insect Physiology. "This book attemps to treat the physiology of insect senses not from an entomological point of view nor as a separate branch of knowledge but, instead, in terms of the general operation of sense organs. Subject matter is therefore concentrated on sensory physiology. The central nervous system is explored as far as the lamina ganglionaris of the optic lobes, leaving emphasis on sensory input and the interaction of sense organs and their environment. A very full bibliography is given."; price-intact D/J. is mylar protected; previous owner's name inside cover; incld. indexes - 266 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Natural History & Resources; Entomology; Environment & Ecology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: NAT00012.