Evolution of the vertebrate auditory system

de Geoffrey A. Manley, Arthur N. Popper, Richard R. Fay

"The function of vertebrate hearing is served by a surprising variety of sensory structures in the different groups of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. This book discusses the origin, specialization, and functional properties of sensory hair cells, beginning with environmental constraints on acoustic systems and addressing in detail the evolutionary history behind modern structure and function in the vertebrate ear."--BOOK JACKET.