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Evolutionary Biology of Hearing.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Springer New York,
1992.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Evolutionary Biology of Hearing ; Copyright ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; Contents ; Detailed Chapter Contents ; Contributors ; Ernest Glen Wever: A Brief Biography and Bibliography ; Section I Evolutionary Perspectives ; 1 An Overview of the Evolutionary Biology of Hearing ; 2 Comparisons of Major and Minor Taxa Reveal Two Kinds of Differences: ""Lateral"" Adaptations and ""Vertical"" Changes in Grade ; 3 The Phylogeny of Octavolateralis Ontogenies: A Reaffirmation of Garstang's Phylogenetic Hypothesis ; 4 Evolution of the Vertebrate Inner Ear: An Overview of Ideas.
- Section II Invertebrates 5 Hearing and Sound Communication in Small Animals: Evolutionary Adaptations to the Laws of Physics ; 6 Ecological Constraints for the Evolution of Hearing and Sound Communication in Insects ; 7 The Processing of Auditory Signals in the CNS of Orthoptera ; 8 The Evolution of Hearing in Insects as an Adaptation to Predation from Bats ; 9 Hearing in Crustacea ; 10 Hearing in Nonarthropod Invertebrates ; Abstract A The Mechanoreceptive Origin of Insect Tympanal Organs: A Comparative Study of Homologous Nerves in Tympanate and Atympanate Moths.
- Abstract B Organization of the Auditory Pathway in Noctuoid Moths: Homologous Auditory Evolution in Insects Abstract C Hearing in the Primitive Ensiferan Cyphoderris monstrosa (Orthoptera: Haglidae) ; Abstract D Hair Cell Sensitivity in the Cephalopod Statocyst ; Section III Aspects of Hearing Among Vertebrates ; 11 Convergence of Design in Vertebrate Acoustic Sensors ; 12 The Efferent Innervation of the Ear: Variations on an Enigma ; 13 Evolution, Perception, and the Comparative Method ; 14 Structure and Function in Sound Discrimination Among Vertebrates ; Section IV Anamniotes.
- 15 Functional and Evolutionary Implications of Peripheral Diversity in Lateral Line Systems 16 Functional Aspects of the Evolution of the Auditory System of Actinopterygian Fish ; 17 Evolution of Central Auditory Pathways in Anamniotes ; 18 The Water-to-Land Transition: Evolution of the Tetrapod Basilar Papilla, Middle Ear, and Auditory Nuclei ; 19 Nature and Quality of the Fossil Evidence for Otic Evolution in Early Tetrapods ; 20 The Stapes of Acanthostega gunnari and the Role of the Stapes in Early Tetrapods ; 21 The Effects of Body Size on the Evolution of the Amphibian Middle Ear.
- 22 Biological Constraints on Anuran Acoustic Communication: Auditory Capabilities of Naturally Behaving Animals Abstract E Some Unique Features of the Ear and the Lateral Line of a Catfish and Their Potential Bearing for Sound Pressure Detection ; Abstract F Comparative Analysis of Electrosensory and Auditory Function in a Mormyrid Fish ; Abstract G Biophysics of Underwater Hearing in the Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis ; Section V Nonmammalian Amniotes ; 23 The Evolutionary Implications of the Structural Variations in the Auditory Papilla of Lizards.