The Amphibian ear / by Ernest Glen Wever.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wever, Ernest Glen, 1902- author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amphibians--Physiology.

Amphibians.

Amphibians--Evolution.

Ear.

Ear--Evolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1985]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Professor Wever studies the structure of the ear and its functioning as a receptor of sounds in all amphibian species (139) for which living representatives could be obtained.Originally published in 1985.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

PART I . INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1. Nature and Origin of the Amphibia

Chapter 2. Experimental Methods

Chapter 3. General Anatomy of the Amphibian Ear

PART II. THE ANURANS

Chapter 4. The Primitive Frogs:The Ascaphidae and Discoglossidae

Chapter 5. The Primitive Frogs: The Pipidae and Rhinophrynidae

Chapter 6. The Intermediate Frogs: The Pelobatidae

Chapter 7. The Advanced Frogs: The Leptodactylidae and Bufonidae

Chapter 8. The Advanced Frogs: BrachycephaJidae, Rhinodermatidae, Dendrobatidae, Hylidae, and Centrolenidae

Chapter 9. The MicrohyJidae

Chapter 10. The Ranidae, Rhacophoridae, and Hyperoliidae

PART III. THE URODELES

Chapter 11. The Salamander Ear

Chapter 12. The Hynobiidae and Cryptobranchidae

Chapter 13. The Sirenidae

Chapter 14. The Salamandridae: The Newts

Chapter 15. The Proteidae and Amphiumidae

Chapter 16. The Ambystomatidae

Chapter 17. The Plethodontidae: The Lungless Salamanders

PART IV. THE CAECILIANS

Chapter 18. The Caecilian Ear

Chapter 19. The Caeciliidae and Ichthyophiidae

PART V. THE EVOLUTION OF THE EAR

Chapter 20. The Amphibian Ear in Evolution

Glossary

References

Index

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [477]-484.

ISBN:

9781400855063

1400855063

OCLC:

768040438