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Sensory Evolution on the Threshold : Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates.
Ranging from crocodiles and penguins to seals and whales, this synthesis explores the function and evolution of sensory systems in animals whose ancestors lived on land. It explores the dramatic transformation of smell, taste, sight, hearing, and balance that occurred as lineages of reptiles, birds,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Ranging from crocodiles and penguins to seals and whales, this synthesis explores the function and evolution of sensory systems in animals whose ancestors lived on land. It explores the dramatic transformation of smell, taste, sight, hearing, and balance that occurred as lineages of reptiles, birds, and mammals returned to aquatic environments. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (361 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520934122 0520934121 0520252780 9780520252783 9786612359323 6612359323 |