analysis are explored, from mechanistic to phylogenetic. Moreover, the
chapters are not limited to discussing data from only one group of animals
but attempt to derive common principles from a wide range of vertebrate
species.
In the first chapter, Simmons provides an overview of acoustic communication within a neuroethological perspective, emphasizing both the
progress that has been made and the fascinating questions yet to be
explored. Bass and Clark, in Chapter 2, tackle the difficult problem of sound
communication by fishes in shallow and deep water. In Chapter 3, Fitch and
Hauser explore the interface between vocal production mechanisms and
the meanings of vocal signals. Boughman and Moss, in Chapter 4, explore
how acoustic signals are shaped over ontogeny by psychological processes
of learning. The physical acoustics of sound transmission in air are considered by Ryan and Kime in Chapter 5. These authors address the issue of
how signal structure and sensory processing mechanisms might have
evolved to take advantage of the physical constraints of sound transmission
pathways. Hormonal mechanisms mediating both sensory perception and
vocal production are discussed by Yamaguchi and Kelley in Chapter 6.
Gentner and Margoliash, in Chapter 7, explore the variety of neural processing mechanisms underlying perception and cognition of complex vocal
signals.
Past Springer Handbook of Auditory Research volumes do have a
number of chapters related to acoustic communication in various species.
In particular, fish and amphibian communication were discussed by Zelick,
Mann, and Popper in Vol. 11 of this series (Comparative Hearing: Fish and
Amphibians), and environmental constraints on communication in insects
were considered by Römer in Vol. 10 (Comparative Hearing: Insects).
Acoustic behavior and communication by dolphins and whales were the
theme of the chapter by Tyack and Clark, and communication by wild
dolphins was discussed by Herzing, in Vol. 12 (Hearing by Whales and
Dolphins).
Andrea Megela Simmons, Providence, Rhode Island
Arthur N. Popper, College Park, Maryland
Richard R. Fay, Chicago, Illinois
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chapters are not limited to discussing data from only one group of animals
but attempt to derive common principles from a wide range of vertebrate
species.
In the first chapter, Simmons provides an overview of acoustic communication within a neuroethological perspective, emphasizing both the
progress that has been made and the fascinating questions yet to be
explored. Bass and Clark, in Chapter 2, tackle the difficult problem of sound
communication by fishes in shallow and deep water. In Chapter 3, Fitch and
Hauser explore the interface between vocal production mechanisms and
the meanings of vocal signals. Boughman and Moss, in Chapter 4, explore
how acoustic signals are shaped over ontogeny by psychological processes
of learning. The physical acoustics of sound transmission in air are considered by Ryan and Kime in Chapter 5. These authors address the issue of
how signal structure and sensory processing mechanisms might have
evolved to take advantage of the physical constraints of sound transmission
pathways. Hormonal mechanisms mediating both sensory perception and
vocal production are discussed by Yamaguchi and Kelley in Chapter 6.
Gentner and Margoliash, in Chapter 7, explore the variety of neural processing mechanisms underlying perception and cognition of complex vocal
signals.
Past Springer Handbook of Auditory Research volumes do have a
number of chapters related to acoustic communication in various species.
In particular, fish and amphibian communication were discussed by Zelick,
Mann, and Popper in Vol. 11 of this series (Comparative Hearing: Fish and
Amphibians), and environmental constraints on communication in insects
were considered by Römer in Vol. 10 (Comparative Hearing: Insects).
Acoustic behavior and communication by dolphins and whales were the
theme of the chapter by Tyack and Clark, and communication by wild
dolphins was discussed by Herzing, in Vol. 12 (Hearing by Whales and
Dolphins).
Andrea Megela Simmons, Providence, Rhode Island
Arthur N. Popper, College Park, Maryland
Richard R. Fay, Chicago, Illinois
x
Preface