ecology
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The Tone of Our Times: Sound, Sense, Economy, and Ecology (Leonardo Book Series) Frances Dyson In this wide-ranging book, Frances Dyson examines the role of sound in the development of economic and ecological systems that are today in crisis. Connecting…
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Voices of the Wild: Animal Songs, Human Din, and the Call to Save Natural Soundscapes (The Future Series) Bernie Krause Since 1968, Bernie Krause has traveled the world recording the sounds of remote landscapes, endangered habitats, and rare animal species. …
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Animal Music: Sound and Song in the Natural World Tobias Fischer & Lara Cory DO ANIMALS SPEAK TO EACH OTHER? WHAT DO THEIR SONGS MEAN? WILL WE EVER BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THEM AND TALK BACK? Ever since the accidental…
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Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise David Rothenberg In the spring of 2013 the cicadas in the Northeastern United States will yet again emerge from their seventeen-year cycle―the longest gestation period of any animal. Those who experience…
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Why Birds Sing: A Journey Into the Mystery of Birdsong David Rothenberg The astonishing richness of birdsong is both an aesthetic and a scientific mystery. Evolutionists have never been able to completely explain why birdsong is so inventive and why…
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Thousand-Mile Song: Whale Music in a Sea of Sound David Rothenberg In Thousand Mile Song, musician and philosopher David Rothenberg uses the enigma of whale sounds to explore whether we can truly understand nonhuman minds. Interviewing scholars around the world…