04907nam 2200913 a 450 991081035670332120230721022023.01-282-35932-097866123593230-520-93412-110.1525/9780520934122(CKB)1000000000767527(EBL)470888(OCoLC)609849999(SSID)ssj0000309252(PQKBManifestationID)11259966(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000309252(PQKBWorkID)10267707(PQKB)11395072(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055755(MiAaPQ)EBC470888(OCoLC)502012650(MdBmJHUP)muse30650(DE-B1597)519105(DE-B1597)9780520934122(Au-PeEL)EBL470888(CaPaEBR)ebr10676204(CaONFJC)MIL235932(EXLCZ)99100000000076752720070924d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSensory evolution on the threshold[electronic resource] adaptations in secondarily aquatic vertebrates /edited by J.G.M. Thewissen and Sirpa NummelaBerkeley University of California Pressc20081 online resource (360 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-25278-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 • Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic -- 2 • The Physics and Biology of Olfaction and Taste -- 3 • The Chemical Stimulus and Its Detection -- 4 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Amphibians -- 5 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Nonavian Aquatic Reptiles -- 6 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Birds -- 7 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Mammals -- 8 • The Physics of Light in Air and Water -- 9 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vision in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 10 • Structure and Function of the Retina in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 11 • The Physics of Sound in Air and Water -- 12 • Comparative Anatomy and Function of Hearing in Aquatic Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds -- 13. Hearing in Aquatic Mammals -- 14 • The Physics and Physiology of Balance -- 15 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Reptiles and Birds -- 16 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Mammals -- 17 • The Physics and Physiology of Mechanoreception -- 18 • Mechanoreception in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates -- 19 • Magnetoreception -- 20 • Electroreception -- 21 • Toward an Integrative Approach -- IndexFrom crocodiles and penguins to seals and whales, this comprehensive and authoritative synthesis explores the function and evolution of sensory systems in animals whose ancestors lived on land. Together, the contributors explore the dramatic transformation of smell, taste, sight, hearing, balance, mechanoreception, magnetoreception, and electroreception that occurred as lineages of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals returned to aquatic environments. Each chapter integrates data from fields including sensory physiology, anatomy, paleontology, and neurobiology. A one-stop source for information on the sense organs of secondarily aquatic tetrapods, Sensory Evolution on the Threshold sheds new light on both the evolution of aquatic vertebrates and the sensory biology of their astonishing transition.Aquatic animalsSense organsAquatic animalsAdaptationSense organsEvolutionadapting to their environment.anatomy.animal senses.animal sensory systems.astonishing transition.botany and ecology.crocodiles.electroreception.evolutionary adaptation.magnetoreception.mechanoreception.natural sciences.neurobiology.penguins.physiology.seals.sens organs.sensory biology.theory of evolution.whales.Aquatic animalsSense organs.Aquatic animalsAdaptation.Sense organsEvolution.591.4Thewissen J. G. M975953Nummela Sirpa1670807MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810356703321Sensory evolution on the threshold4032893UNINA