Senses of Fish

Adaptations for the Reception of Natural Stimuli

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

AvGerhard von der Emde,Joachim Mogdans,B.G. Kapoor

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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

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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.