Evolution of the Vertebrate Ear

Evidence from the Fossil Record

AvJennifer A. Clack,Richard R Fay

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Del 59 i serien Springer Handbook of Auditory Research

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Beskrivning

It brings to the fore some of the most recent discoveries among fossil taxa, which have demonstrated the sort of detailed information that can be derived from the fossil record, illuminating the evolutionary pathways this sensory system has taken and the diversity it had achieved.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-07-07
Mått:155 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt:563 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Springer Handbook of Auditory Research
Antal sidor:355
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319835563

Utforska kategorier

Otorinolaryngologi inom Medicin
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

Preface.- Vertebrate Diversity in a Sensory System: The Fossil Record of Otic Evolution.- Actinopterygians: The Ray-Finned Fishes—an Explosion of Diversity.- Sarcopterygians: From Lobe-Finned Fishes to the Tetrapod Stem Group.- Early Tetrapods: Experimenting with Form and Function.- Nonmammalian Synapsids: The Beginning of the Mammal Line.- Evolution of the Middle and Inner Ears of Mammaliaforms: The Approach to Mammals.- Evolution of the Ear of Mammals: From Monotremes to Humans.- Basal Reptilians, Marine Diapsids, and Turtles: The Flowering of Reptile Diversity.- The Lepidosaurian Ear: Variations on a Theme.- Archosaurs and their Kin: The Ruling Reptiles.- Amphibia: A Case of Diversity and Convergence in the Auditory Region.