- Title Pages
- Contributors
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1 Introduction -
2 The Physics and Biology of Olfaction and Taste -
3 The Chemical Stimulus and Its Detection -
4 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Amphibians -
5 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Nonavian Aquatic Reptiles -
6 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Birds -
7 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Mammals -
8 The Physics of Light in Air and Water -
9 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vision in Aquatic Tetrapods -
10 Structure and Function of the Retina in Aquatic Tetrapods -
11 The Physics of Sound in Air and Water -
12 Comparative Anatomy and Function of Hearing in Aquatic Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds -
13 Hearing in Aquatic Mammals -
14 The Physics and Physiology of Balance -
15 Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Reptiles and Birds -
16 Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Mammals -
17 The Physics and Physiology of Mechanoreception -
18 Mechanoreception in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates -
19 Magnetoreception -
20 Electroreception -
21 Toward an Integrative Approach - Index
Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Mammals
Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Mammals
- Chapter:
- (p.257) 16 Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Mammals
- Source:
- Sensory Evolution on the Threshold
- Author(s):
Fred Spoor
J. G. M. Thewissen
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
This chapter considers the comparative and functional anatomy of the organ of balance or vestibular system in aquatic and semiaquatic mammals, such as cetaceans, artiodactyls, sirenians, rodents, carnivores, and monotremes. It focuses on the semicircular canal and its anatomical diversity among aquatic and mammal species, and relates this diversity to locomotor behaviors and to the demands of an aquatic environment.
Keywords: balance, aquatic mammals, semiaquatic mammals, cetaceans, artiodactyls, sirenians, rodents, carnivores, monotremes, semicircular canal
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- Title Pages
- Contributors
-
1 Introduction -
2 The Physics and Biology of Olfaction and Taste -
3 The Chemical Stimulus and Its Detection -
4 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Amphibians -
5 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Nonavian Aquatic Reptiles -
6 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Birds -
7 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Mammals -
8 The Physics of Light in Air and Water -
9 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vision in Aquatic Tetrapods -
10 Structure and Function of the Retina in Aquatic Tetrapods -
11 The Physics of Sound in Air and Water -
12 Comparative Anatomy and Function of Hearing in Aquatic Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds -
13 Hearing in Aquatic Mammals -
14 The Physics and Physiology of Balance -
15 Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Reptiles and Birds -
16 Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Mammals -
17 The Physics and Physiology of Mechanoreception -
18 Mechanoreception in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates -
19 Magnetoreception -
20 Electroreception -
21 Toward an Integrative Approach - Index
