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This text presents findings in the study of the sensory functions of aquatic mammals, with an emphasis on hearing, vision, and somatic senses. The book opens with a discussion of the anatomy and mechanics of the cetacean middle and inner ear and demonstrates what makes it particularly sensitive to high frequencies; it then focuses on vision in aquatic mammals: specifically, those with centrally-symmetric eye optics with a quasi-spherical lens and hemispheric eyecup. Finally, it concludes with a comparative analysis of sensory systems of aquatic mammals and terrestrial mammals.

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Author:   Alexander Ya. Supin ,  Vladimir V. Popov ,  Alla M. Mass
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2001 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.470kg
ISBN:  

9780792373575

ISBN 10:   079237357
Pages:   332
Publication Date:   31 May 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

1. Intruduction.- 1.1. General.- 1.2. Aquatic Mammals as Subjects of Experimental Studies.- 1.3. The Physical Properties of Water as a Sensory Medium.- 1.4. Psychophysical Measurement Procedures.- 2. Hearing in Cataceans.- 2.1. Ear Morphology.- 2.2. Auditory Evoked Potentials in Cetaceans.- 2.3. Evoked-Potential Procedures in Hearing Measurements.- 2.4. Hearing Sensitivity and Frequency Range.- 2.5. Temporal Resolution.- 2.6. Frequency Tuning.- 2.7. Sound-Intensity Discrimination.- 2.8. Directional Sensitivity, Spatial, and Binaural Hearing.- 2.9. Frequency-Temporal and Frequency-Spatial Interactions.- 2.10. Sound-Conduction Pathways.- 2.11. Central Representation of the Auditory System.- 2.12. Implements to Echolocation.- 2.13. Summary.- 3. Hearing in Pinnipeds and Sirenians.- 3.1. Hearing in Pinnipeds.- 3.2. Hearing in Sirenians.- 3.3. Summary.- 4. Vision in Aquatic Mammals.- 4.1. Vision in Cetaceans.- 4.2. Vision in Pinnipeds.- 4.3. Vision in Sirenians.- 4.4. Summary.- 5. Somatic Sense in Aquatic Mammals.- 5.1. Somatic Sense in Cetaceans.- 5.2. Somatic Sense in Pinnipeds.- 5.3. Summary.- References.

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