Hiroo Imai: 2 books
Monkeys, Apes, and Humans
Primatology in Japan
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2012
This book introduces to the reader unfamiliar with primatology in Japan three research projects representative of the unique multidisciplinary approach carried out by scientists at Kyoto University, the country’s premier institution for primate studies. The projects are all aimed at understanding...
Evolution and Senses
Opsins, Bitter Taste, and Olfaction
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
This book focuses on sensing and the evolution of animals. Using the five senses (visual, auditory, and olfactory perception, and taste and touch), animals can receive environmental stimuli and respond to them. Changes in these sensitivities might cause changes in aspects of animals’ lives such...