The Sensory Physiology of Aquatic Mammals
This book is actually a product of efforts of many people, not only of the authors. W ide investigations of marine mammals began in Russia (that time, in the former Soviet Union) in the 1960s when a few teams of enthusiasts founded in captivity experimental stations intended for keeping dolphins and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2001, 2001
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2001 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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