The Evolutionary Biology of Hearing

Front Matter....Pages i-li
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Overview of the Evolutionary Biology of Hearing....Pages 3-13
Comparisons of Major and Minor Taxa Reveal Two Kinds of Differences: “Lateral” Adaptations and “Vertical” Changes in Grade....Pages 15-19
The Phylogeny of Octavolateralis Ontogenies: A Reaffirmation of Garstang’s Phylogenetic Hyphothesis....Pages 21-47
Evolution of the Vertebrate Inner Ear: An Overview of Ideas....Pages 49-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Hearing and Sound Communication in Small Animals: Evolutionary Adaptations to the Laws of Physics....Pages 61-77
Ecological Constraints for the Evolution of Hearing and Sound Communication in Insects....Pages 79-93
The Processing of Auditory Signals in the CNS of Orthoptera....Pages 95-114
The Evolution of Hearing in Insects as an Adaptation to Predation from Bats....Pages 115-129
Hearing in Crustacea....Pages 131-139
Hearing in Nonarthropod Invertebrates....Pages 141-155
The Mechanoreceptive Origin of Insect Tympanal Organs: A Comparative Study of Homologous Nerves in Tympanate and Atympanate Moths....Pages 156-156
Organization of the Auditory Pathway in Noctuoid Moths: Homologous Auditory Evolution in Insects....Pages 157-157
Hearing in the Primitive Ensiferan Cyphoderris monstrosa (Orthoptera: Haglidae)....Pages 158-158
Hair Cell Sensitivity in the Cephalopod Statocyst....Pages 159-159
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
Convergence of Design in Vertebrate Acoustic Sensors....Pages 163-184
The Efferent Innervation of the Ear: Variations on an Enigma....Pages 185-210
Evolution, Perception, and the Comparative Method....Pages 211-227
Structure and Function in Sound Discrimination Among Vertebrates....Pages 229-263
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
Functional and Evolutionary Implications of Peripheral Diversity in Lateral Line Systems....Pages 267-294
Functional Aspects of the Evolution of the Auditory System of Actinopterygian Fish....Pages 295-322
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
Evolution of Central Auditory Pathways in Anamniotes....Pages 323-350
The Water-to-Land Transition: Evolution of the Tetrapod Basilar Papilla, Middle Ear, and Auditory Nuclei....Pages 351-375
Nature and Quality of the Fossil Evidence for Otic Evolution in Early Tetrapods....Pages 377-403
The Stapes of Acanthostega gunnari and the Role of the Stapes in Early Tetrapods....Pages 405-420
The Effects of Body Size on the Evolution of the Amphibian Middle Ear....Pages 421-437
Biological Constraints on Anuran Acoustic Communication: Auditory Capabilities of Naturally Behaving Animals....Pages 439-454
Some Unique Features of the Ear and the Lateral Line of a Catfish and Their Potential Bearing for Sound Pressure Detection....Pages 455-455
Comparative Analysis of Electrosensory and Auditory Function in a Mormyrid Fish....Pages 457-457
Biophysics of Underwater Hearing in the Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis ....Pages 459-459
Front Matter....Pages 461-461
The Evolutionary Implications of the Structural Variations in the Auditory Papilla of Lizards....Pages 463-487
Functional Consequences of Morphological Trends in the Evolution of Lizard Hearing Organs....Pages 489-509
Evolution of the Central Auditory System in Reptiles and Birds....Pages 511-543
Hearing in Birds....Pages 545-559
Evolution and Specialization of Function in the Avian Auditory Periphery....Pages 561-580
Tuning in the Turtle: An Evolutionary Perspective....Pages 581-581
Paratympanic and Spiracular Sense Organs: Phylogenetic Distribution and Theories of Functions, Including Hearing....Pages 582-583
Front Matter....Pages 585-585
Evolution of the Auditory System in Synapsida (“Mammal-Like Reptiles” and Primitive Mammals) as Seen in the Fossil Record....Pages 587-614
Hearing in Transitional Mammals: Predictions from the Middle-Ear Anatomy and Hearing Capabilities of Extant Mammals....Pages 615-631
Parallel Evolution of Low-Frequency Sensitivity in Old World and New World Desert Rodents....Pages 633-636
A Functional Model of the Auditory System in Mammals and Its Evolutionary Implications....Pages 637-653
Front Matter....Pages 585-585
Origin of Auditory Cortex....Pages 655-671
Mammalian Auditory Cortex—Some Comparative Observations....Pages 673-688
Evolution of Sound Localization in Mammals....Pages 691-715
The Marine Mammal Ear: Specializations for Aquatic Audition and Echolocation....Pages 717-750
Adaptations of Basic Structures and Mechanisms in the Cochlea and Central Auditory Pathway of the Mustache Bat....Pages 751-778
The Story of the Evolution of Hearing: Identifying the Sources of Sound....Pages 779-779
Evolution of Ultrasonic and Supersonic Hearing in Man....Pages 780-780
Broad Frequency Selectivity at High Sound Pressure Levels is Important for Speech Coding in the Cochlear Nucleus....Pages 781-781
Direction-Dependent Acoustical Transformation in the External Ear of the Cat: Effects of Pinna Movement....Pages 782-782
Toward Understanding Mammalian Hearing Tractability: Preliminary Underwater Acoustical Perception Thresholds in the West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus ....Pages 783-783
The Acoustic Spatial Environment of the Mustache Bat within the Context of Echolocation....Pages 784-784
Front Matter....Pages 785-785
Epilogue to the Conference on The Evolutionary Biology of Hearing....Pages 787-793
Back Matter....Pages 795-859