Sensory Evolution on the Threshold : Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates.

Ranging from crocodiles and penguins to seals and whales, this synthesis explores the function and evolution of sensory systems in animals whose ancestors lived on land. It explores the dramatic transformation of smell, taste, sight, hearing, and balance that occurred as lineages of reptiles, birds,...

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Hlavní autor: Thewissen, J. G. M. (Autor)
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Berkeley : University of California Press 2008.
On-line přístup:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pppx4
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic; Chemical Senses; Vision; Hearing; Balance; Mechanoreception; Magnetoreception and Electroreception; Index.