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Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians Peter M. Narins

Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians By Peter M. Narins

Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians by Peter M. Narins


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This book is a compendium of the latest research on acoustic communication in these highly vocal vertebrates. This integrated approach provides a neuroethologically-driven and evolutionary basis for our understanding of acoustic communication and its underlying mechanisms.

Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians Summary

Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians by Peter M. Narins

This book 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, in the laboratory and in the field. This integrated approach provides a neuroethologically-driven and evolutionary basis for our understanding of acoustic communication and its underlying mechanisms. The intended audience includes senior undergraduates, physiologists, zoologists, evolutionary biologists and communication specialists.

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.

Additional information

NLS9781441921871
9781441921871
1441921877
Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians by Peter M. Narins
New
Paperback
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
2010-11-23
366
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