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Author Wever, Ernest Glen, 1902-

Title The amphibian ear / by Ernest Glen Wever
Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1985

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 488 pages) : illustrations
Series Princeton legacy library
Contents Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1. Nature and Origin of the Amphibia -- Chapter 2. Experimental Methods -- Chapter 3. General Anatomy of the Amphibian Ear -- Chapter 4. The Primitive Frogs:The Ascaphidae and Discoglossidae -- Chapter 5. The Primitive Frogs: The Pipidae and Rhinophrynidae -- Chapter 6. The Intermediate Frogs: The Pelobatidae -- Chapter 7. The Advanced Frogs: The Leptodactylidae and Bufonidae -- Chapter 8. The Advanced Frogs: BrachycephaJidae, Rhinodermatidae, Dendrobatidae, Hylidae, and Centrolenidae -- Chapter 9. The MicrohyJidae -- Chapter 10. The Ranidae, Rhacophoridae, and Hyperoliidae -- Chapter 11. The Salamander Ear -- Chapter 12. The Hynobiidae and Cryptobranchidae -- Chapter 13. The Sirenidae -- Chapter 14. The Salamandridae: The Newts -- Chapter 15. The Proteidae and Amphiumidae -- Chapter 16. The Ambystomatidae -- Chapter 17. The Plethodontidae: The Lungless Salamanders -- Chapter 18. The Caecilian Ear -- Chapter 19. The Caeciliidae and Ichthyophiidae -- Chapter 20. The Amphibian Ear in Evolution -- Glossary -- References -- Index
Summary Professor Wever studies the structure of the ear and its functioning as a receptor of sounds in all amphibian species (139) for which living representatives could be obtainedOriginally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905
Analysis Amphibians Hearing
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-484) and index
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Subject Amphibians -- Physiology.
Amphibians -- Evolution.
Ear.
Ear -- Evolution
Evolution (Biology)
Amphibians -- anatomy & histology
Amphibians -- physiology
Biological Evolution
Ear
evolution.
NATURE -- Animals -- Fish.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ichthyology & Herpetology.
NATURE -- Animals -- Reptiles & Amphibians.
Evolution (Biology)
Amphibians -- Evolution
Amphibians -- Physiology
Ear
Ear -- Evolution
Lurche
Dehalogenierung Biologie
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781400855063
1400855063
9780691611754
0691611750