Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians

Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians is a compendium of the latest research on acoustic communication in these highly vocal vertebrates. The chapters are written by experts currently investigating the physiology and behavior of amphibians both in the laboratory and in the field. This integr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Narins, Peter M. (Editor), Feng, Albert S. (Editor), Fay, Richard R. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Series:Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, 28
Subjects:
Physiology.
Neurosciences.
Psychobiology.
Human behavior.
Animal Physiology.
Neuroscience.
Behavioral Neuroscience.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians: Prologue and Prognostication
  • An Integrative Phylogeny of Amphibia
  • The Behavioral Ecology of Anuran Communication
  • Call Production and Neural Basis of Vocalization
  • Recognition and Localization of Acoustic Signals
  • Pathways for Sound Transmission to the Inner Ear in Amphibians
  • Anatomy, Physiology, and Function of Auditory End-Organs in the Frog Inner Ear
  • Central Auditory Pathways in Anuran Amphibians: The Anatomical Basis of Hearing and Sound Communication
  • Function of the Amphibian Central Auditory System
  • Plasticity in the Auditory System across Metamorphosis
  • Sound Processing in Real-World Environments.

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