12 • Comparative Anatomy and Function of Hearing in Aquatic Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. 1 • Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic 1
5. Chemical Senses
6. 2 • The Physics and Biology of Olfaction and Taste 29
7. 3 • The Chemical Stimulus and Its Detection 35
8. 4 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Amphibians 43
9. 5 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Nonavian Aquatic Reptiles 65
10. 6 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Birds 83
11. 7 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Mammals 95
12. Vision
13. 8 • The Physics of Light in Air and Water 113
14. 9 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vision in Aquatic Tetrapods 121
15. 10 • Structure and Function of the Retina in Aquatic Tetrapods 149
16. Hearing
17. 11 • The Physics of Sound in Air and Water 175
18. 12 • Comparative Anatomy and Function of Hearing in Aquatic Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds 183
19. 13. Hearing in Aquatic Mammals 211
20. Balance
21. 14 • The Physics and Physiology of Balance 227
22. 15 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Reptiles and Birds 233
23. 16 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Mammals 257
24. Mechanoreception
25. 17 • The Physics and Physiology of Mechanoreception 287
26. 18 • Mechanoreception in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates 295
27. Magnetoreception and Electroreception
28. 19 • Magnetoreception 317
29. 20 • Electroreception 325
30. 21 • Toward an Integrative Approach 333
31. Index 341