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The Reptile Ear

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Author : Ernest Glen Wever
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-29

The Reptile Ear written by Ernest Glen Wever and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-29 with Nature categories.

In this definitive work, Ernest Glen Wever establishes the evolutionary importance of the reptile ear as the origin of the higher type of auditory apparatus shared by man and the mammals. Tracing the development of the auditory receptor in the living reptiles, he examines the use of a variety of mechanisms and principles of action by that receptor. While some of the material in this book has appeared previously in journal articles, most of it is presented here for the first time. Basing this study on his twenty years of research at Princeton's Auditory Research Laboratories, Professor Wever treats in anatomical and functional detail the auditory mechanism in about 250 species and subspecies of reptiles. The anatomical treatment rests on dissections and histological examinations of the ears in serial section, and portrays the relevant features in drawings that represent particular views of reconstructions. The author evaluates the performance of thesse ears electrophysiologically, in terms of the electrical potentials of the cochlea, paying particular attention to problems of the transmission of vibrations inward to the cochlea and the actions there in stimulating the sensory cells. Professor Wever finds that the cochlea emerged independently from the non-auditory labyrinth in three different vertebrate groups: fishes, amphibians, and reptiles. It was among the reptiles, however, that the vertebrate ear took on a more advanced configuration from which it further evolved along separate lineages in the birds and mammals. Ernest Glen Wever is Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Princeton University. Originally published in 1978. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

The Reptile Ear

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Author : Ernest Glen Wever
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978

The Reptile Ear written by Ernest Glen Wever and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Nature categories.

The sense of hearing in reptiles; Methodological approaches; General anatomy of the reptilian ear; Sound transmission to the Cochlea and the stimulation process; The lizards; Order Squamata; suborder Lacertilia; The classification of the Lizards; Sound conduction in the Lizard ear; Family Iguanidae: The Iguanid Lizards; Family Agamidae: The Agamid Lizards; Family Chamaeleonidae: the Chameleons; Anguid Lizards and their relatives; The Varanidae and Helodermatidae: monitors and Beaded lizards; Family Teiidae: The Teiid Lizards; Family Lacertidae: The Licertid Lizards; Family Gekkonidae: The Geckos; Family Pygopodidae: The Flap-footed Lizards; Family Gerrhosauridae: The Plated Lizards; Family Xantusiidae: The Night Lizards; Family Scincidae: The Skinks; Family Cordylidae: The Girdle-tailed Lizards; The remaining reptiles: Snakes, Amphisbaenians, Sphenodon, Turtles, and Crocodilians; Suborder Serpentes: The Snakes; Suborder Amphisbaenia: The Amphisbaenians; Order Rhynchocephalia: Sphenodon punctatus; Order Testudines: The Turtles; Order Crocodilia: The Crocodiles; Concluding observations; The Reptilian ear: its biological and evolutionary significance.

Comparative Hearing Birds And Reptiles

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Author : Robert J. Dooling
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06

Comparative Hearing Birds And Reptiles written by Robert J. Dooling and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.

Birds and reptiles have long fascinated investigators studying hearing and the auditory system. The highly evolved auditory inner ear of birds and reptiles shares many characteristics with the ear of mammals. Thus, the two groups are essential in understanding the form and function of the vertebrate and mammalian auditory systems. Comparative Hearing: Birds and Reptiles covers the broad range of our knowledge of hearing and acoustic communication in both groups of vertebrates. This volume addresses the many similarities in their auditory systems, as well as the known significant differences about hearing in the two groups.

The Evolutionary Biology Of Hearing

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Author : Douglas B. Webster
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06

The Evolutionary Biology Of Hearing written by Douglas B. Webster and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.

To develop a science of hearing that is intellectu The five-day conference was held at the Mote ally satisfying we must first integrate the diverse, Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida, May - extensive body of comparative research into an 24, 1990. The invited participants came from the evolutionary context. The need for this integra fields of comparative anatomy, physiology, biophys tion, and a conceptual framework in which it could ics, animal behavior, psychophysics, evolutionary be structured, were demonstrated in landmark biology, ontogeny, and paleontology. Before the papers by van Bergeijk in 1967 and Wever in 1974. conference, preliminary manuscripts of the invited However, not since 1965, when the American papers were distributed to all participants. This facilitated - even encouraged - discussions through Society of Zoologists sponsored an evolutionary conference entitled ''The Vertebrate Ear;' has there out the conference which could be called, among other things, "lively. " The preview of papers, along been a group effort to assemble and organize our current knowledge on the evolutionary-as with the free exchange of information and opinion, opposed to comparative-biology of hearing. also helped improve the quality and consistency of In the quarter century since that conference the final manuscripts included in this volume. there have been major changes in evolutionary In addition to the invited papers, several studies concepts (e. g. , punctuated equilibrium), in sys were presented as posters during evening sessions.

Peripheral Hearing Mechanisms In Reptiles And Birds

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Author : Geoffrey A. Manley
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06

Peripheral Hearing Mechanisms In Reptiles And Birds written by Geoffrey A. Manley and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Medical categories.

Reptiles and birds have highly diverse hearing organs. Data on a huge amount of information concerning all aspects of structural, neurophysiological and anatomical aspects are reviewed as published up to mid-1988: in addition a good deal of yet unpublished data from the author's laboratory are included. The literature on hearing is scattered through a great variety of zoological, medical, psychological, psychoacoustical and bioengineering journals: this book condenses all important findings in one source.

Comparative Hearing Birds And Reptiles

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Author : Robert J. Dooling
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2000-07-01

Comparative Hearing Birds And Reptiles written by Robert J. Dooling and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-07-01 with Science categories.

Birds and reptiles have long fascinated investigators studying hearing and the auditory system. The highly evolved auditory inner ear of birds and reptiles shares many characteristics with the ear of mammals. Thus, the two groups are essential in understanding the form and function of the vertebrate and mammalian auditory systems. Comparative Hearing: Birds and Reptiles covers the broad range of our knowledge of hearing and acoustic communication in both groups of vertebrates. This volume addresses the many similarities in their auditory systems, as well as the known significant differences about hearing in the two groups.

Progress In Sensory Physiology

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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2011-11-19

Progress In Sensory Physiology written by and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-19 with Medical categories.

The study of the auditory physiology of reptiles has a relatively long history, but only began in a systematic way in 1956 with the publication of the earliest of Wever's investigations of the cochlear microphonic in reptiles. The long series of experiments which were subsequently undertaken by Wever and his colleagues have been recently conveniently brought together with the publication of Wever's book The Reptile Ear (1978). In the last 10 years, neurophysiological studies at various levels of the auditory system (primarily, however, lower levels), have appeared and produced in a relatively short time a good basis for the discussion of mechanisms. Certainly, a great difference can be noted today between our in creasing unterstanding in this field and the paucity of data which existed in 1960 when McGill could say Disagreement exists . . . as to whether the hearing organs of certain modern reptiles are vestigial or rudimentary. The present state of knowledge of hearing in . . . reptiles is not commensurate with the importance of these classes in the study of the evolution of the sense of hearing (McGill 1960). Two main themes dominate the motivation underlying present research in this field. The first, and historically older, theme is a fundamental interest in the evo lution and systematics of the reptile ear.

What Is A Reptile

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Author : Robert Snedden
language : en
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Release Date : 1997

What Is A Reptile written by Robert Snedden and has been published by Gibbs Smith this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

From Horn Book reviews: "The four main types of reptiles and their physical characteristics are described; double-page entries are amplified by clear color photographs with relevant captions. Diagrams illustrate physiological characteristics in detail, and text boxes highlight especially interesting facts." This book makes answering questions about reptiles fascinating and fun.

Progress In Sensory Physiology

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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1981

Progress In Sensory Physiology written by and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Sensation categories.

The study of the auditory physiology of reptiles has a relatively long history, but only began in a systematic way in 1956 with the publication of the earliest of Wever's investigations of the cochlear microphonic in reptiles. The long series of experiments which were subsequently undertaken by Wever and his colleagues have been recently conveniently brought together with the publication of Wever's book The Reptile Ear (1978). In the last 10 years, neurophysiological studies at various levels of the auditory system (primarily, however, lower levels), have appeared and produced in a relatively short time a good basis for the discussion of mechanisms. Certainly, a great difference can be noted today between our in­ creasing unterstanding in this field and the paucity of data which existed in 1960 when McGill could say Disagreement exists . . . as to whether the hearing organs of certain modern reptiles are vestigial or rudimentary. The present state of knowledge of hearing in . . . reptiles is not commensurate with the importance of these classes in the study of the evolution of the sense of hearing (McGill 1960). Two main themes dominate the motivation underlying present research in this field. The first, and historically older, theme is a fundamental interest in the evo­ lution and systematics of the reptile ear.

Evolution Of The Vertebrate Ear

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Author : Jennifer A. Clack
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-12-21

Evolution Of The Vertebrate Ear written by Jennifer A. Clack and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-21 with Medical categories.

The evolution of vertebrate hearing is of considerable interest in the hearing community. However, there has never been a volume that has focused on the paleontological evidence for the evolution of hearing and the ear, especially from the perspective of some of the leading paleontologists and evolutionary biologists in the world. Thus, this volume is totally unique, and takes a perspective that has never been taken before. It brings to the fore some of the most recent discoveries among fossil taxa, which have demonstrated the sort of detailed information that can be derived from the fossil record, illuminating the evolutionary pathways this sensory system has taken and the diversity it had achieved.