Sensory Evolution on the Threshold
：Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates
Publication subTitle ：Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates
Author： Thewissen> J. G. M. "Hans"
Publisher： University Of California Press
Publication year： 2008
E-ISBN: 9780520934122
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780520252783
Subject： Q958.8 aquatic zoology
Keyword： 动物学
Language： ENG
Disclaimer: Any content in publications that violate the sovereignty, the constitution or regulations of the PRC is not accepted or approved by CNPIEC.
Description
From 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.