Senses of Fish

Adaptations for the Reception of Natural Stimuli

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

Av Gerhard von der Emde, Joachim Mogdans, B.G. Kapoor, Gerhard Von Der Emde, Gerhard von der Emde, B. G. Kapoor

2 109 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar

Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

In this book, examples of adaptation and refinement are given for six sensory systems: The visual system, The auditory system, The olfactory system, The mechanosensory lateral line system, The taste system, The electrosensory system.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-11-06
Mått178 x 254 x 23 mm
Vikt734 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor377
FörlagSpringer
ISBN9789401037792

Tillhör följande kategorier

Djurböcker inom Djur och natur
Zoologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

1. A Fish’s Eye View of Habitat Change.- 2. The Photoreceptors and Visual Pigments of Sharks and Sturgeons.- 3. Chemosensory Systems in Fish: Structural, Functional and Ecological Aspects.- 4. Taste and Olfactory Stimuli and Behavior in Fish.- 5. Olfactory Imprinting in Salmon: New Models and Approaches.- 6. Sensory Brain Areas in Deep Sea Slickheads, Eels, and Grenadiers: Comparison of Mesopelagic and Demersal Species.- 7. Neural Mechanisms of Hearing in Fish.- 8. Neuroethology and Sensory Ecology of Teleost Ultrasound Detection.- 9. The Role of Gas-Holding Structures in Fish Hearing: An Acoustically Evoked Potentials Approach.- 10. Sound Production and Acoustic Communication.- 11. Lateral Line Sensory Ecology.- 12. Neurobiology of the Fish Lateral Line: Adaptations for the Detection of Hydrodynamic Stimuli in Running Water.- 13. Adaptation of the Rostral Ampullary Electrosense for Plankton Feeding by the Paddlefish.- 14. Ecological Functions and Adaptations of the Elasmobranch Electrosense.- 15. Electroreception: Strategies for Separation of Signals from Noise.- 16. Essay: The Lure of Field Research on Electric Fish.