Sensory Evolution on the Threshold
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Sensory Evolution on the Threshold

Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates

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Sensory Evolution on the Threshold

Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates

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From crocodiles and penguins to seals and whales, this comprehensive and authoritative synthesis explores the function and evolution of sensory systems in animals whose ancestors lived on land. Together, the contributors explore the dramatic transformation of smell, taste, sight, hearing, balance, mechanoreception, magnetoreception, and electroreception that occurred as lineages of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals returned to aquatic environments. Each chapter integrates data from fields including sensory physiology, anatomy, paleontology, and neurobiology. A one-stop source for information on the sense organs of secondarily aquatic tetrapods, Sensory Evolution on the Threshold sheds new light on both the evolution of aquatic vertebrates and the sensory biology of their astonishing transition.

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Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780520934122
Edition
1
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Zoology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Contributors
  4. 1 Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic
  5. Chemical Senses
  6. Vision
  7. Hearing
  8. Balance
  9. Mechanoreception
  10. Magnetoreception and Electroreception
  11. Index