Sensory Evolution on the Threshold : Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates

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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,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Thewissen, J. G. M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Aquatic animals > Adaptation.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Organes des sens > Évolution.
Faune aquatique > Adaptation.
Faune aquatique > Organes des sens.
Sense organs > Evolution.
Aquatic animals > Sense organs.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (358 pages).
ISBN:9780520934122

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