Removal of the labyrinthine organs on one side is followed by a number of severe postural
and dynamic reflex deficits. Some of these deficits, in particular the posture of head and …

Discrimination of different sound frequencies is pivotal to recognizing and localizing friend
and foe. Here, I review the various hair cell-tuning mechanisms used among vertebrates …

A review of the literature reveals that, if females prefer traits that deviate from the population
mean, they usually prefer traits of greater quantity. In cases in which the sensory bases of …

This comprehensive introduction to the functions of the mammalian ear describes the major
steps by which sound is transformed into nerve impulses. The author leads the reader along …

Among vertebrates, only microchiropteran bats, cetaceans and some rodents are known to
produce and detect ultrasounds (frequencies greater than 20 kHz) for the purpose of …

Acoustic playback experiments with calling males in their natural habitat and two-choice
orientation experiments with females indicate that males and females of the neotropical tree …

Animal sound communication involves a cooperative agreement between the sender and
the receiver. This cooperation consists of a set of rules which constrains the sender to …

Electroreceptive neurons in the posterior branch of the anterior lateral line nerve of three
species of electric fish (Gymnotoidei): Sternopygus macrums, Eigenmannia virescens, and …

The vocalization behaviour of Leptodactylus albilabris was investigated using field playback
experiments. To assess the response of males to pre-recorded natural 'chirp'(advertisement …

It is our goal in this text to use evolutionary principles as a unifying theme for exposing
students to a number of approaches to the field of animal behavior and to demonstrate that …