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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Glavni avtor: Thewissen, J. G. M. (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Jezik:angleščina
Izdano: Berkeley : University of California Press 2008.
Online dostop: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.