Overview

This volume on insects introduces the hearing research community and entomologists to the extensive but often unfamiliar literature on the ways that insects detect and process sounds. Each of the chapters is written by a leading expert in the field, and together they comprise the first comprehensive treatment of insect hearing. Starting with a discussion of insect taxonomy and an overview of the insects that are known to hear and use sound in communication, Comparative Hearing: Insects goes on to provide reviews of the behavior, physiology, mechanics and biophysics of insect hearing. All of the chapters are conceptual, providing not only an appreciation of insect hearing but also discussion of major questions for the future. This volume gives the reader considerable insight into insect hearing as well as applications to other animal models.

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Author:   Ronald R. Hoy ,  Richard R. Fay ,  Richard R. Fay
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   1998 ed.
Volume:   10
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.500kg
ISBN:  

9780387946825

ISBN 10:   0387946829
Pages:   341
Publication Date:   01 October 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

1 Acute as a Bug’s Ear: An Informal Discussion of Hearing in Insects.- 2 Biophysics of Sound Localization in Insects.- 3 The Sensory Ecology of Acoustic Communication in Insects.- 4 Development of the Insect Auditory System.- 5 Neural Processing of Acoustic Signals.- 6 The Evolutionary Innovation of Tympanal Hearing in Diptera.- 7 The Vibrational Sense of Spiders.- 8 The Sensory Coevolution of Moths and Bats.

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