Animal intelligence: Experimental studiesThorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)
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Animal intelligence: Experimental studies
Thorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)
Animal intelligence; Psychology, Comparative
“When one considers the narrow, technical training which students in
histology usually receive, whether they be medical students or not, one
cannot but wish that a course similar to that outlined in this book might
be given in every college and university.”—_Science._
A Synoptic Text-book of Zoölogy for Colleges and Schools
By ARTHUR WISSWALD WEYSSE, A.M., Ph.D. (Harvard), Instructor in Zoölogy
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Associate Professor of
Physiology at Boston University
_Cloth, 545 pp., 8vo, $2.25 net_
“To relieve the tenseness of such a study as zoölogy, the author
deals—whenever practicable—with some facts of everyday interest, such as
the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes, the division of labor among
ants and bees, the storing of food for the young, and several others
of this character. These are pleasant little oases in the wilderness
of rigidly scientific terms and facts. Not only is the author to be
congratulated on the perseverance which made the volume possible, but
also are the publishers for the mechanical part they have played. The
book is entirely up to the high standard of the house that publishes it.
The illustrative element is most meritorious.”—_Journal of Education._
“A work of great value ... addressed to college students who do not
necessarily intend to become specialists, but approach the subject with
trained minds and with some knowledge of cognate sciences. We begin,
if not literally at the beginning, yet with the protoplasmic cell, but
pass almost immediately to the description of the various animal types
in which classification in minute subdivisions is not attempted. A third
part deals with the general principles of zoölogy. The book has been
specially adapted for use in connection with laboratory and field work,
as well as for systematic study.”—_Churchman._
“The text is noteworthy for its simplicity and clearness, and the choice
of subject-matter has been made with care. Considerable attention has
been paid to the introduction of illustrative data which bear on general
biological problems or are of economic or sanitary importance. The
book is also free from the more technical terminology which only the
specialist needs. The arrangement of the subject-matter is excellent.
After laying down a few general principles, the various animal types are
dealt with in detail, and the theoretical phases and general problems are
discussed in the closing section. The book forms a clearly presented,
well-balanced, comprehensive, and accurate epitome of zoölogy.”—_The
Dial._
Experimental Zoölogy
By THOMAS HUNT MORGAN, Professor of Experimental Zoölogy, Columbia
University
_Cloth, 454 pp., 8vo, $2.75 net_
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