Nicolas Mathevon is Distinguished Professor of Neurosciences and Animal Behavior at the University of Saint-Etienne, senior member of the Institut universitaire de France, member of Academia Europaea, and president of the International Bioacoustics Society. He is also a former visiting Miller Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a former visiting professor at Hunter College, City University of New York.
"Winner of the PROSE Award in Biological Sciences, Association of
American Publishers"
"Winner of the R.R. Hawkins Award, Association of American
Publishers"
"[A] multifaceted delight for animal-lovers and armchair
adventurers."---David P. Barash, Wall Street Journal
"The breadth of research is impressive, as is the direct language
used to express the complicated science
behind sound itself. . . . Sounds may not leave a fossil record,
but Mathevon's research will."---Tina Panik, Library Journal,
starred review
"Mathevon delivers fascinating insights into animal communication.
. . . This will change how readers hear the animals around
them."
*Publishers Weekly*
"There's no one better than Mathevon to tell us about how diverse
animals talk with one another. . . . His enthusiasm is
contagious!"---Marc Bekoff, Psychology Today
"The language flows easily and important scientific concepts, often
complex in nature, are seamlessly woven into an entertaining
story."---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds
"A significant contribution to the art of aural animal
science."---Eric Brown, News Shopper: Wild Things
"This is an excellent book full of fascinating facts, full of
detail, but always very readable."---Patricia MacDuff, British
Naturalists Association Bulletin
"Excellent."---Marc Weidenbaum, The Wire
"The Voices of Nature is an immersive sonic journey, led by a tour
guide with extensive knowledge of the subject. Some of the
behaviours and adaptations described here delighted me, serving as
powerful reminders that we underestimate animals, and that
evolution comes up with ingenious solutions to the challenges
animals face."---Leon Vlieger, Inquisitive Biologist
"A good read . . .The book makes a very digestible introduction to
the contemporary field of bioacoustics for anyone with an interest
in animal behaviour, including chapters on the physics of sound,
noise and communication theory, the evolution of hearing, vocal
learning and social networking."---Geoff Sample, Ibis
"This wonderful book takes us on a journey of discovery in the
realm of animal voices. It is written in prose suitable not only
for students of animal behavior, but also for nature enthusiasts. .
. . Nicolas Mathevon has left no stone unturned."---Alexander N. G.
Kirschel, Quarterly Review of Biology
"Nicolas Mathevon takes us on a wild romp through the world of
bioacoustics in all its fascinating variety. . . .It deserves a
place in the library of anyone who is interested in the sounds that
animals produce and what they mean, whether experts or
neophytes."---W. Tecumseh Fitch, Current Biology
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