Sensory Evolution on the Threshold :: Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates.

Ranging from crocodiles and penguins to seals and whales, this synthesis explores the function and evolution of sensory systems in animals whose ancestors lived on land. It explores the dramatic transformation of smell, taste, sight, hearing, and balance that occurred as lineages of reptiles, birds,...

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1. Verfasser: Thewissen, J. G. M. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008.
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Zusammenfassung:Ranging from crocodiles and penguins to seals and whales, this synthesis explores the function and evolution of sensory systems in animals whose ancestors lived on land. It explores the dramatic transformation of smell, taste, sight, hearing, and balance that occurred as lineages of reptiles, birds, and mammals returned to aquatic environments.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (361 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520934122
0520934121
0520252780
9780520252783
9786612359323
6612359323

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