Comparative Hearing: Mammals
The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of comprehen sive and synthetic reviews of the fundamental topics in modern auditory research. The volumes are aimed at all individuals with interests in hearing research including advanced gra
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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 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 Forthcoming volumes (partial list) Development of the Auditory System Edited by Edwin Rubel, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay
Clinical Aspects of Hearing Edited by Thomas R. Van de Water, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Auditory Computation Edited by Harold L. Hawkins, Theresa A. McMullen, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay
Hearing by Bats Edited by Arthur N. Popper and Richard R. Fay
Richard R. Fay Arthur N. Popper Editors
Comparative Hearing: Mammals With 83 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: The organ of Corti from the gerbil (top) and mole rat. See Figure 5.7.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Comparative hearing: mammals / Richard R. Fay, Arthur N. Popper, editors. p. cm.-(Springer handbook of auditory research) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-4612-7633-3 DOl: 10.1007/978-1-4612-2700-7
e-ISBN-13: 978-1-4612-2700-7
1. Hearing.
2. Physiology, Comparative. 3. Mammals-Physiology. II. Popper, Arthur N. III. Series. QP461.C64 1994 599'.01 825-dc20 93-43309
I. Fay, Richard R.
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Series Preface
The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of comprehensive and synthetic reviews of the fundamental topics in modern auditory research. The volumes
