Insectivora With a Stereotaxic Atlas of the Hedgehog Brain
This first volume in the series on "Comparative Brain Research in Mammals" deals with the brains of Insectivora. The importance of Insectivora lies above all in the fact that, (1) insectivore-like ancestors are regarded as the initial group for the evolution of higher mammals, and (2) the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1991, 1991
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1991 |
| Series: | Comparative Brain Research in Mammals
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- List of the Available Species
- Abbreviations
- 2 Material and Methods
- 3 Comparative Brain Characteristics
- 3.1 Comparative Macromorphology
- 3.2 Total Brain Size and its Comparison
- 3.3 Comparison of Brain Components
- 4 Brain Characteristics in Taxonomic Units
- 4.1 Tenrecidae
- 4.2 Chrysochloridae
- 4.3 Solenodontidae
- 4.4 Erinaceidae
- 4.5 Talpidae
- 4.6 Soricidae
- 4.7 Index Profiles of Taxonomic Units
- 5 Adaptive Radiation
- 6 Brain Characteristics Related to Ecoethological Adaptations
- 6.1 Surface Dwellers
- 6.2 Subterranean or Fossorial Species
- 6.3 Semiaquatic Species
- 6.4 Morphological Adaptations for Winter Survival
- 7 Brain Characteristics Related to Functional Systems
- 7.1 Main Olfactory System
- 7.2 Accessory Olfactory (Vomeronasal) System
- 7.3 Visual System
- 7.4 Somatosensory System
- 7.5 Auditory System
- 7.6 Vestibular System
- 7.7 Motor Systems
- 7.8 Limbic System
- 7.9 Neocortex
- 8 Conclusions
- 9 References
- 10 Tables
- 12 Subject Index