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Central Auditory Processing in Fish and Amphibians

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Comparative Hearing: Fish and Amphibians

Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research ((SHAR,volume 11))

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Sound communication plays a vital role in the regulation of social and reproductive behaviors of fish and amphibians (see Zelick et al. Chapter 9). These two groups of animals typically communicate in two different media having different physical characteristics and constraints. Research has shown that these animals are well adapted to cope with these constraints and able to communicate effectively. This chapter summarizes the present understanding of how acoustic signals are represented in the central auditory system. The materials presented herein are built upon the comprehensive knowledge of the peripheral auditory physiology and the central auditory anatomy in these animals (see Popper and Fay, Chapter 3; Lewis and Narins, Chapter 4; and McCormick, Chapter 5).

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Feng, A.S., Schellart, N.A.M. (1999). Central Auditory Processing in Fish and Amphibians. In: Fay, R.R., Popper, A.N. (eds) Comparative Hearing: Fish and Amphibians. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 11. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0533-3_6

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