Comparative Hearing: Fish and Amphibians
A major goal of hearing research is to explain how the human auditory system normally functions and to help identify the causes of and treatments for hearing impairment. Experimental approaches to this research make use of animal models that are developed
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Series Editors: Richard R. Fay and Arthur N. Popper
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SPRINGER HANDBOOK OF AUDITORY RESEARCH
Volume 1: The Mammalian Auditory Pathway: Neuroanatomy Edited by Douglas B. Webster, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 2: The Mammalian Auditory Pathway: Neurophysiology Edited by Arthur N. Popper and Richard R. Fay Volume 3: Human Psychophysics Edited by William Yost, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 4: Comparative Hearing: Mammals Edited by Richard R. Fay and Arthur N. Popper Volume 5: Hearing by Bats Edited by Arthur N. Popper and Richard R. Fay Volume 6: Auditory Computation Edited by Rarold L. Rawkins, Teresa A. McMullen, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 7: Clinical Aspects of Hearing Edited by Thomas R. Van de Water, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 8: The Cochlea Edited by Peter Dallos, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R . Fay Volume 9: Development of the Auditory System Edited by Edwin W. Rubel, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 10: Comparative Hearing: Insects Edited by Ronald R. Roy, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 11: Comparative Hearing: Fish and Amphibians Edited by Richard R. Fay and Arthur N. Popper Forthcoming volumes (partial list) Comparative Hearing: Birds and Reptiles Edited by Robert Dooling, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Speech Processing in the Auditory System Edited by Steven Greenberg, William Ainsworth, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Hearing by Whales and Dolphins Edited by Whitlow Au, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay
Richard R. Fay Arthur N. Popper Editors
Comparative Hearing: Fish and Amphibians
With 116 Illustrations
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Richard R. Fay Parmly Hearing Institute and Department of Psychology Loyola University of Chicago Chicago, IL 60626, USA
Arthur N. Popper Department of Zoology University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742, USA
Series Editors: Richard R. Fay and Arthur N. Popper
Cover illustration: Evolutionary changes in the sarcopterygian ear. The full figure appears on p. 29 of the text.
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Comparative hearing. Fish and amphibians / [edited by] Richard R. Fay, Arthur N. Popper. p. cm.-(Springer handbook of auditory research; v. 11) Inc1udes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-1-4612-6806-2 ISBN 978-1-4612-0533-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4612-0533-3 1. Hearing. 2. Fish-Physiology. 3. Amphibians-Physiology. I. Fay, Richard R. 11. Popper, Arthur N. III. Series. QP461.C635 1998 573.8/917-dc21 97-52161 Printed on acid-free paper.
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