Acoustic Systems in Biology

Inbunden, Engelska, 1992

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Beskrivning

This book is a practical guide for researchers and advanced graduate students in biology and biophysics who need a quantitative understanding of acoustical systems such as hearing, sound production, and vibration detection in animals at the physiological level. It begins with an introduction to physical acoustics directed explicitly at their needs, covering the fundamental concepts and showing how they can be applied quantitatively to understand animals' auditory and sound-producing systems. Only after the relatively simple mechanical part of the system is explained does the author focus his attention on the underlying physiological processes.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1992-10-01
Mått:162 x 243 x 30 mm
Vikt:688 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780195069402

Utforska kategorier

Klassisk mekanik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Zoologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Djurböcker inom Djur och Natur

Recensioner i media

The book's strength lies as a sourcebook of essential formulae and thumbnail physical descriptions ... this is a book to which all committed auditory researchers should at least have access. It is a serious attempt to educate students and researchers to the idea that some areas of physiology may be better described with the help of a little, but quite approachable, mathematics.'

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; Simple vibrators; Vibrations of strings and bars; Sensory hairs and otoliths; Vibration of membranes, plates, and shells; Acoustic waves; Acoustic sources and radiation; Low-frequency network models; Low-frequency auditory models; Pipes and horns; High-frequency auditory models; The inner ear; Mechanically excited sound generators; Pneumatically excited sound generators; Signals, noise, and information; Appendices; Index.