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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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Thewissen, J. G. M. (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Berkeley : University of California Press 2008.
Online adgang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pppx4
Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic; Chemical Senses; Vision; Hearing; Balance; Mechanoreception; Magnetoreception and Electroreception; Index.