More than 25 years ago, the first major review of primate communication appeared (Altmann, 1967). Since then, information on the communicative abilities of primates increased rapidly, resulting, 15 years later, in the appearance of the first volume in which signaling systems were analyzed in a broader variety of primate groups within an evolutionary perspective (Snowdon, Brown and Petersen, 1982). Seven years later, the first volume dedicated solely to primate vocal communication appeared (Todt, Goedeking and Symmes, 1988) and another four years later a volume followed in which nonverbal...

Why do we think that we can understand animal voices - such as the aggressive barking of a pet dog, and the longing meows of the family cat? Why do we think of deep voices as dominant and high voices as submissive. Are there universal principles governing our own communication system? Can we even see how close animals are related to us by constructing an evolutionary tree based on similarities and dissimilarities in acoustic signaling? Research on the role of emotions in acoustic communication and its evolution has often been neglected, despite its obvious role in our daily life. When we...

Immer haufiger werden angelernte Hilfskrafte in der Pflege eingesetzt. Zugeschnitten auf die Bedurfnisse dieser Assistenten stellt die Autorin die Grundlagen der Anatomie und Physiologie dar und vermittelt verstandlich, ubersichtlich und pragnant das notwendige Basiswissen. Den grossten Teil des Buches nehmen pflegerelevante Informationen zu diesen Themengebieten ein: Zelle, Haut, Niere und Blase, Verdauungssystem, Atemwege, Blut, Herz-Kreislaufsystem, Gefasse, Nervensystem, Sinnesorgane, Geschlechtsorgane, Infektionen und Allergien, Alter und Alterserkranungen, Tumorerkrankungen, Schmerzen,...

The first ever reference book on the behaviour, physiology, conservation and biogeography of the dwarf and mouse lemurs of Madagascar.