Image: The American Museum of Natural History - an introduction (1972) (17540363474)

Description: Title: The American Museum of Natural History : an introduction Identifier: ammuseintro00amer (find matches) Year: 1972 (1970s) Authors: American Museum of Natural History Subjects: American Museum of Natural History; Natural history museums Publisher: New York, N. Y. : American Museum of Natural History Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library Digitizing Sponsor: IMLS / LSTA / METRO View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: The departmental program is focused upon the important problem of behavior development in the individual and in the species and upon the evolution of behavior. Physiological mechanisms involving brain, nerves, glands, and hor- mones arc studied along with social factors, previous experience, and the general influence of an animal's surroundings upon its behavior. All of these affect the animal*s behavior to some extent—the question is how. Somewhat as the evolution oi animals is reflected in changes from simple to more complex struc- tures, we find among animals an evolution of behavior from the simple, forced movements characteristic of one-celled forms to the elaborate behavior patterns and mental capacities characteristic of mammals and man. For a proper under- standing of the evolution of behavior it is necessary to studv a variety of behavior patterns in verv different animals. Thus, as the departmental program progresses, living quarters are provided for many types of animal under studv. including mollusks, insects, fishes, amphibians, birds, and various species of mammals. Grav spinv -backed mice in a simulated environment in the laboratory. These mice are born at an advanced stage of development, unlike laboratory or house mice, to which thev are related. Text Appearing After Image: 120 Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
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