The Mechanosensory Lateral Line

14.04.1989

Englisch

9780387968377

Springer US

Nein

724

Gebundene Ausgabe

Neurobiology and Evolution

physiology, development, anatomy, neurobiology, Nervous System, behavior, neurophysiology, neural mechanisms, phylogeny, morphology

WN - Die Natur: Sachbuch PSV - Zoologie und Tierwissenschaften MKJ - Neurologie und klinische Neurophysiologie PSAN - Neurowissenschaften PSAN - Neurowissenschaften

Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Contributors.- I Introduction.- 1 A Brief Overview of the Mechanosensory Lateral Line System and the Contributions to This Volume.- 2 A Short Personal Review of the History of Lateral Line Research.- II Morphology, Phylogeny, and Ontogeny.- 3 The Phylogenetic Distribution and Innervation of Craniate Mechanoreceptive Lateral Lines.- 4 Developmental Constraints and Evolution of the Lateral Line System in Teleost Fishes.- 5 Diversity and Regression in the Amphibian Lateral Line and Electrosensory System.- 6 Evolution of Octavolateralis Sensory Cells.- 7 Organization and Development of the Zebrafish Posterior Lateral Line.- 8 Cellular Events Underlying the Regenerative Replacement of Lateral Line Sensory Epithelia in Amphibians.- III Peripheral Processing: Hydrodynamics, Biomechanics, and Neural Encoding.- 9 Functional Evolution of Lateral Line and Inner Ear Sensory Systems.- 10 Hydrodynamic Imaging of the Surroundings by the Lateral Line of the Blind Cave Fish Anoptichthys jordani.- 11 Some Observations on the Forces Acting on Neuromasts in Fish Lateral Line Canals.- 12 Dynamic Behavior and Micromechanical Properties of the Cupula.- 13 Sensory Transduction in Lateral Line Hair Cells.- 14 Functional Organization of the Lateral Line Periphery.- 15 Peripheral Processing by the Lateral Line System of the Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdi).- IV Central Processing: Neuroanatomy and Physiology.- 16 Central Mechanosensory Lateral Line Centers and Pathways Among the Elasmobranchs.- 17 Central Lateral Line Mechanosensory Pathways in Bony Fish.- 18 Central Mechanosensory Lateral Line System in Amphibians.- 19 Central Nervous Physiology of the Lateral Line, with Special Reference to Cartilaginous Fishes.- 20 Direction Coding in Central Parts of the Lateral Line System.- 21 Interrelationship of Acousticolateral and Visual Systems in the Teleost Midbrain.- 22 The Efferent System.- 23 Lateral Line Afferent and Efferent Systems of the Goldfish with Special Reference to the Mauthner Cell.- V Behavioral Analysis of Sensory Capabilities.- 24 Function of the Free Neuromasts of Marine Teleost Larvae.- 25. Lateral Line System of Surface-Feeding Fish: Anatomy, Physiology and Behavior.- 26 Wave Analysis by Amphibians.- 27 Stimulus Localization in Xenopus: Role of Directional Sensitivity of Lateral Line Stitches.- 28 Lateral Line Detection of Planktonic Prey.- 29 Behavioral Identification of Lateral Line and Inner Ear Function.- VI Specialized Lateral Line and Related Sensory Systems.- 30 Specialized Lateral Line Receptor Systems in Elasmobranchs: The Spiracular Organs and Vesicles of Savi.- 31 Hydrodynamic Receptor Systems in Invertebrates.- 32 The Ear as Part of the Octavolateralis System.- 33 Comparisons Between Electrosensory and Mechanosensory Lateral Line Systems.- VII Prospectus.- 34 Lateral Line Research: Prospects and Opportunities.- Taxonomic Appendix.- Author Index.- Taxonomic Index.

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