The Mind of the Trout
eBook - PDF

The Mind of the Trout

A Cognitive Ecology for Biologists and Anglers

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Mind of the Trout

A Cognitive Ecology for Biologists and Anglers

About this book

How and why do trout think? How do they decide where to eat and which food to eat? Why do they refuse to behave as predicted, stumping anglers by rejecting a larger fly for a smaller one or not responding at all to anything in an angler's box? How do trout know to bolt to one particular covered area after being hooked or flushed? Why can trout smell better than humans but not remember as well? Citing the most recent scientific findings in a readily understandable form, Thomas C. Grubb, Jr. addresses these questions and more in The Mind of the Trout. It is the first book to bring together many varied concepts of cognitive ecology as applied to trout and their salmonid relatives: char, salmon, grayling, and whitefish.

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Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Preface
  3. 1. A Thinking Fish
  4. 2. Sensory Systems for Monitoring External Stimuli
  5. 3. Internal factors
  6. 4. Perception
  7. 5. Attention
  8. 6. Learning
  9. 7. Memory
  10. 8. Cognitive Maps
  11. 9. State-Dependent Cognition
  12. 10. Evolution and the Mind of the Trout
  13. Appendix 1. Experimental Angling
  14. Appendix 2. Scientific Names of Species Mentioned in Text
  15. References
  16. Subject Index
  17. Author Index