Sound propagates much faster and over larger distances in water than in air, mainly
because of differences in the density of these media. This raises the question of whether …

The ability to sense and localize sound is so advantageous for survival that it is difficult to
understand the almost 100 million year gap separating the appearance of early tetrapods …

Unlike olfaction, taste, touch, vision, and proprioception, which are widespread across
animal phyla, hearing is found only in vertebrates and some arthropods. The vast majority of …

Hearing, as defined by numerous investigators of vertebrate hearing, involves not only
detection of a sound, but the ability to respond to the sound behaviourally. Thus, in order to …

Chelonioid turtles are the only surviving group of reptiles that secondarily evolved marine
lifestyles during the Mesozoic Early chelonioid evolution is documented by fossils of their …

The purpose of this study was to compare underwater behavioral and auditory evoked
potential (AEP) audiograms in a single captive adult loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) …

Behaviour is shaped by the perception of the surrounding world, which is created by the
senses. Reptilian sensory systems are shaped by the varied ecologies and complex …

The unique outer ear of crocodylians consists of a large meatal chamber (MC) concealed by
a pair of muscular earlids that shape a large part of the animal's head. This chamber is …

Sea turtles spend much of their life in aquatic environments, but critical portions of their life
cycle, such as nesting and hatching, occur in terrestrial environments, suggesting that it may …

Las señales acústicas son una de las formas de comunicación más importante en la fauna,
incluso en la ubicación espacial de los individuos y sus presas. El estudio de las señales …