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An Outline of the Evolution of Vertebrate Hearing Organs

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Evolution of the Vertebrate Auditory System

Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research ((SHAR,volume 22))

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The aim of this introductory chapter is twofold. First, we provide a phylogenetic framework to enable the reader to place each animal group being discussed in the correct historical context. Second, some major background themes concerning the evolution of the structure and the function of vertebrate hearing organs are briefly introduced. With this background information, the reader should be better able to fit the themes being discussed into their relevant place in the context of vertebrates as a whole.

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  1. Geoffrey A. Manley
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  1. Lehrstuhl für Zoologie, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, 85747, Garching, Germany

    Geoffrey A. Manley

  2. Department of Psychology and Parmly Hearing Institute, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60626, USA

    Richard R. Fay

  3. Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742-4415, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

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Manley, G.A., Clack, J.A. (2004). An Outline of the Evolution of Vertebrate Hearing Organs. In: Manley, G.A., Fay, R.R., Popper, A.N. (eds) Evolution of the Vertebrate Auditory System. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 22. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8957-4_1

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