Title Neurobiology of monotremes : brain evolution in our distant mammalian cousins / editor Ken Ashwell

Published Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, [2013] Collingwood, VIC : CSIRO Publishing, [2013] ©2013 ©2013

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Description xii, 522 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm Contents Contents note continued: 14.Reflections: monotreme neurobiology in context / Ken W. S. Ashwell -- 15.Atlas and tables of peripheral nervous system anatomy / Anne M. Musser -- 16.Atlas of the adult and developing brain and spinal cord of the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus) / Craig D. Hardman -- 17.Atlas of the adult and developing brain of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) / Craig D. Hardman Machine generated contents note: 1.Classification and evolution of the monotremes / A. M. Musser -- 2.Behaviour and ecology of monotremes / Stewart C. Nicol -- 3.Embryology and post-hatching development of the monotremes / Ken W. S. Ashwell -- 4.Overview of monotreme nervous system structure and evolution / Ken W. S. Ashwell -- 5.Peripheral nervous system, spinal cord, brainstem and cerebellum / Ken W. S. Ashwell -- 6.Diencephalon and deep telencephalic structures / Ken W. S. Ashwell -- 7.Cerebral cortex and claustrum/endopiriform complex / Ken W. S. Ashwell -- 8.Visual system / Ken W. S. Ashwell -- 9.Somatosensory and electrosensory systems / Craig D. Hardman -- 10.Auditory and vestibular systems / Ken W. S. Ashwell -- 11.Chemical senses: olfactory and gustatory systems / Ken W. S. Ashwell -- 12.The hypothalamus, neuroendocrine interface and autonomic regulation / Ken W. S. Ashwell -- 13.Monotremes and the evolution of sleep / Ken W. S. Ashwell -- Analysis Australian Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [465]-493) and index Notes Also issued online System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser. Downloading of an entire book requires Adobe Digital Editions. Use of bookmarks requires individual registration with Amigo Reader Subject Brain -- Atlases. Brain -- Evolution. Monotremes -- Anatomy. Monotremes -- Evolution. Monotremes -- Physiology. Monotremes. Neuroanatomy. Neurobiology. Neurophysiology. Genre/Form Atlases. Author Ashwell, Ken W. S., editor LC no. 2014395501 ISBN 9780643103115

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