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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Бібліографічні деталі
Автор: Thewissen, J. G. M. (Автор)
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Мова:Англійська
Опубліковано: Berkeley : University of California Press 2008.
Онлайн доступ:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pppx4
Зміст:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic; Chemical Senses; Vision; Hearing; Balance; Mechanoreception; Magnetoreception and Electroreception; Index.