| Description |
xxi, 446 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Springer Nature Book Archives Millennium (2000-2004)
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Foreword Preface Introduction Introduction to Part 1: Navigation and Communication Sound Detection Mechanisms and Capabilities of Teleost Fishes Trails in Open Waters: Sensory Cues in Salmon Migration Detection and Use of the Earth's Magnetic Field by Aquatic Vertebrates Introduction to Part 2: Finding Food and Other Localised Sources Physical Principles of Electric, Magnetic, and Near-Field Acoustic Orientation in Early Aquatic Vertebrates Active Electrolocation and its Neural Processing in Mormyrid Electric Fish Processing of Dipole and More Complex Hydrodynamic Stimuli Under Still- and Running Water Conditions Information Processing by the Lateral Line System Retinal Sampling and the Visual Field in Fishes Introduction to Part 3: The Coevolution of Signal and Sense Underwater Sound Generation and Acoustic Reception in Fishes with Some Notes on Frogs The Design of Color Signals and Color Vision in Fishes Color Vision in Fishes and Its Neural Basis Chemically Mediated Strategies to Counter Predation Mechanisms of Ultraviolet Polarization Vision in Fish Aspects of the Sensory Ecology of Cephalopods Recent Progress in Aquatic Vertebrate Olfaction Introduction to Part 4: Visual Adaptations to Limited Light Environments Eye Design and Vision in Deep-Sea Fishes Spectral Sensitivity Tuning in the Deep-Sea Visual Adaptations in Crustaceans: Chromatic, Developmental and Temporal Aspects Introduction to Part 5: Central Coordination and Evolution of Sensory Inputs Sensory Systems and Brain Evolution Across the Bilateria: Commonalities and Constraints Electroreception: Extracting Behaviorally Important Signals from Noise In a Fish's Mind's Eye: The Visual Pallium of Teleosts Paddlefish and Platypus: Parallel Evolution of Passive Electroreception in a Rostral Bill Organ Index |
| Summary |
"This book will be essential reading for all undergraduate and graduate students interested in aquatic biological sciences as well as for any researcher in sensory systems."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
"The first International Conference on Sensory Processing of the Aquatic Environment was held on Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef in March 1999 and was the inspiration for this book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page) |
| Subject |
Aquatic ecology.
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Senses and sensation.
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Aquatic ecology -- Congresses.
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Senses and sensation -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Collin, Shaun P.
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Marshall, N. Justin.
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International Conference on Sensory Processing of the Aquatic Environment (1st : 1999 : Heron Is., Qld.)
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| LC no. |
2002070736 |
| ISBN |
0387955275 alkaline paper |
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