Evolution of the Vertebrate Auditory System
The function of vertebrate hearing is served by a surprising variety of sensory structures in the different groups of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. This book discusses the origin, specialization, and functional properties of sensory hair cells, beginning with environmental constraints on acoustic systems and addressing in detail the evolutionary history behind modern structure and function in the vertebrate ear. Taking a comparative approach, chapters are devoted to each of the vertebrate groups, outlining the transition to land existence and the further parallel and independent adaptations of amniotic groups living in air.…
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Weitere Autoren: Fay, Richard R. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4419-8957-4
- EAN: 9781441989574
- Produktnummer: 37219206
- Verlag: Springer New York
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 416 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Auflage: 2004
- Reihenbandnummer: 22
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