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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Библиографические подробности
Главный автор: Thewissen, J. G. M. (Автор)
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Berkeley : University of California Press 2008.
Online-ссылка:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pppx4
Оглавление:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic; Chemical Senses; Vision; Hearing; Balance; Mechanoreception; Magnetoreception and Electroreception; Index.