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Insights from Comparative Hearing Research

  • Highlights significant recent developments in auditory research achieved through the use of non-standard animal species
  • Showcases a diversity of experimental approaches in auditory research
  • The first broad compilation of such models in decades

Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research (SHAR, volume 49)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Unique Contributions from Comparative Auditory Research

    • Christine Köppl, Geoffrey A. Manley
    Pages 1-12
  3. Transduction and Amplification in the Ear: Insights from Insects

    • Ryan G. Kavlie, Joerg T. Albert
    Pages 13-35
  4. The Remarkable Ears of Geckos and Pygopods

    • Geoffrey A. Manley, Christine Köppl, Ulrike J. Sienknecht
    Pages 111-131
  5. Ultrasound Detection in Fishes and Frogs: Discovery and Mechanisms

    • Peter M. Narins, Maria Wilson, David A. Mann
    Pages 133-156
  6. The Malleable Middle Ear: An Underappreciated Player in the Evolution of Hearing in Vertebrates

    • Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard, Geoffrey A. Manley
    Pages 157-191
  7. Auditory Brain Stem Processing in Reptiles and Amphibians: Roles of Coupled Ears

    • Katie L. Willis, Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard, Catherine E. Carr
    Pages 193-225
  8. Modern Imaging Techniques as a Window to Prehistoric Auditory Worlds

    • Stig A. Walsh, Zhe-Xi Luo, Paul M. Barrett
    Pages 227-261
  9. Emu and Kiwi: The Ear and Hearing in Paleognathous Birds

    • Jeremy R. Corfield, M. Fabiana Kubke, Christine Köppl
    Pages 263-287
  10. Reptile Auditory Neuroethology: What Do Reptiles Do with Their Hearing?

    • Bruce A. Young, Nicolas Mathevon, Yezhong Tang
    Pages 323-346
  11. Advances in Understanding the Auditory Brain of Songbirds

    • Janie M. Ondracek, Richard H. R. Hahnloser
    Pages 347-388

About this book

The hearing organs of non-mammals, which show quite large and systematic differences to each other and to those of mammals, provide an invaluable basis for comparisons of structure and function. By taking advantage of the vast diversity of possible study organisms provided by the "library" that is biological diversity, it is possible to learn how complex functions are realized in the inner ear through the evolution of specific structural, cellular and molecular configurations. Insights from Comparative Hearing Research brings together some of the most exciting comparative research on hearing and shows how this work has profoundly impacted our understanding of hearing in all vertebrates.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Medicine and Health Science, Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany

    Christine Köppl, Geoffrey A. Manley

  • Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

  • Falmouth, USA

    Richard R. Fay

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Insights from Comparative Hearing Research

  • Editors: Christine Köppl, Geoffrey A. Manley, Arthur N. Popper, Richard R. Fay

  • Series Title: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9077-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-9076-0Published: 20 January 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5172-7Published: 27 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-9077-7Published: 08 July 2014

  • Series ISSN: 0947-2657

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-1897

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 388

  • Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations, 56 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Neurobiology, Otorhinolaryngology

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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