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- The evolutionary history of the structure and function of the auditory system is discussed for each vertebrate group.
- The focus is on the evolution of sensory hair cells
Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research (SHAR, volume 22)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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. The volume explores in depth the specific properties of hair cells that allowed them to become sensitive to sound and capable of analyzing sounds into their respective frequency components. Evolution of the Vertebrate Auditory System is directed to a broad audience of biologists and clinicians, from the level of advanced undergraduate students to professionals interested in learning more about the evolution, structure, and function of the ear.
Editors and Affiliations
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Lehrstuhl für Zoologie, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Garching, Germany
Geoffrey A. Manley
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Department of Psychology and Parmly Hearing Institute, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Richard R. Fay
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Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Arthur N. Popper
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evolution of the Vertebrate Auditory System
Editors: Geoffrey A. Manley, Richard R. Fay, Arthur N. Popper
Series Title: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8957-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-21089-6Published: 02 September 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-21093-3Published: 09 November 2004
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-8957-4Published: 01 December 2013
Series ISSN: 0947-2657
Series E-ISSN: 2197-1897
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 416
Topics: Neurobiology, Neurosciences, Evolutionary Biology, Vertebrates