Sensory Evolution on the Threshold : Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates.

Ranging from crocodiles and penguins to seals and whales, this synthesis explores the function and evolution of sensory systems in animals whose ancestors lived on land. It explores the dramatic transformation of smell, taste, sight, hearing, and balance that occurred as lineages of reptiles, birds,...

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Main Author: Thewissen, J. G. M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008.
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Sensory evolution on the threshold adaptations in secondarily aquatic vertebrates

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008
Format: Electronic eBook
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