The present volume deals with the most fascinating aspects of
sensory performance studied in insects, crustaceans and spiders.
Arthropods inhabit practically every conceivable ecological niche,
and are perfectly adapted to cope with the constraints of their
natural habitats. They move on the ground, in water, and in the
air. They use visual, olfactory, acoustical, vibratory, and tactile
cues for orientation, to recognize and pinpoint their target, their
home place, a feeding site, a prey, or a potential mate. Many
arthropods use celestial (skylight) and terrestrial (magnetic)
compass cues for orientation, and some of them were shown to
develop, through experience, oriented behaviours based on a variety
of innate, hard-wired orientation mechanisms. In many cases,
aspects of behaviour that are involved in orientation cannot be
separated from inter- and intraspecific communication. The book
brings to the fore the role of communication not only in social and
sexual behaviours, but also in the context of oriented locomotion.
Top, internationally renowned scientists have contributed to this
volume and have succeeded in presenting a book full of highlights
which will be of great interest to workers in this field of
research. With contributions by F. G. Barth; D. von Helverson,
K.-E. Kaissling, W. Kirchner, M. Walker, M. Weissburg, R. Campan,
T. Collett, J. Zeil, K. Kirschfeld, R. Wehner, M. Srinivasan, M.
Lehrer, R. Gadagkar.
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