Insect Hearing

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Pollack, Gerald S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Mason, Andrew C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Popper, Arthur N. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Fay, Richard R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, 55
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Neurosciences.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Entomology.; Life Sciences.

Insect Hearing provides a broadly based view of the functions, mechanisms, and evolution of hearing in insects. With a single exception, the chapters focus on problems of hearing and their solutions, rather than being focused on particular taxa. The exception, hearing in Drosophila, serves as a case...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Introduction to Insect Acoustics
• Evolution of Acoustic Communication in Insects
• Behavioral Ecology of Insect Acoustic Communication
• Hearing for Defense
• Vibrational Signaling
• Mechanical Specializations of Insect Ears
• Auditory Transduction
• Central Neural Processing of Sound Signals in Insects
• Information Processing in the Auditory Pathway of Insects
• Hearing in Drosophila
• Index.