{"product_id":"the-physics-of-birdsong-gabriel-b-mindlin-9783540253990","title":"The Physics of Birdsong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Physics of Birdsong \u003c\/strong\u003edeals with the physical mechanisms at work in the production of birdsong, the acoustic effects that the avian vocal organ is capable of generating, and the nature of the neural instructions needed to drive it. In recent years birdsong has developed into an extremely interesting problem for researchers in several branches of the scientific community. The reason is that of the approximately 10,000 species of birds known to exist, some 4000 share with humans (and just a few other species in the animal kingdom) a remarkable feature: their acquisition of vocalization requires a certain degree of exposure to a tutor. Between the complex neural architecture involved in the process and the song itself, stands a delicate apparatus that the bird must control with incredible precision. The book provides fascinating reading for physicists, biologists and general readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabriel B. Mindlin,Rodrigo Laje\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3540253998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783540253990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.34w x 0.55d","brand":"Gabriel B. Mindlin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425453981951,"sku":"9783540253990","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27736b98-a68d-4ed4-a24f-86005848d237.jpg?v=1761539330","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-physics-of-birdsong-gabriel-b-mindlin-9783540253990","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}