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Evolution of the Vertebrate Auditory System

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Editors:
  1. Geoffrey A. Manley

    1. Lehrstuhl für Zoologie, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Garching, Germany

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  2. Richard R. Fay

    1. Department of Psychology and Parmly Hearing Institute, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  3. Arthur N. Popper

    1. Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

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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)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. An Outline of the Evolution of Vertebrate Hearing Organs

    • Geoffrey A. Manley, Jennifer A. Clack
    Pages 1-26

  3. Environmental Variables and the Fundamental Nature of Hearing

    • Edwin R. Lewis, Richard R. Fay
    Pages 27-54

  4. Evolution of Sensory Hair Cells

    • Allison Coffin, Matthew Kelley, Geoffrey A. Manley, Arthur N. Popper
    Pages 55-94

  5. Parallel Evolution in Fish Hearing Organs

    • Friedrich Ladich, Arthur N. Popper
    Pages 95-127

  6. The Evolution of Single- and Multiple-Ossicle Ears in Fishes and Tetrapods

    • Jennifer A. Clack, Edgar Allin
    Pages 128-163

  7. Evolution of the Amphibian Ear

    • Michael Smotherman, Peter Narins
    Pages 164-199

  8. The Lizard Basilar Papilla and Its Evolution

    • Geoffrey A. Manley
    Pages 200-223

  9. Hearing Organ Evolution and Specialization: Archosaurs

    • Otto Gleich, Franz Peter Fischer, Christine Köppl, Geoffrey A. Manley
    Pages 224-255

  10. Hearing Organ Evolution and Specialization: Early and Later Mammals

    • Marianne Vater, Jin Meng, Richard C. Fox
    Pages 256-288

  11. The Evolution of Central Pathways and Their Neural Processing Patterns

    • Benedikt Grothe, Catherine E. Carr, John H. Casseday, Bernd Fritzsch, Christine Köppl
    Pages 289-359

  12. Advances and Perspectives in the Study of the Evolution of the Vertebrate Auditory System

    • Geoffrey A. Manley
    Pages 360-368

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 369-416
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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

  • Lehrstuhl für Zoologie, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Garching, Germany

    Geoffrey A. Manley

  • Department of Psychology and Parmly Hearing Institute, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Richard R. Fay

  • 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

  • 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

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