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Book SynopsisProfessor Wever studies the structure of the ear and its functioning as a receptor of sounds in all amphibian species (139) for which living representatives could be obtained Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distingu
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*PREFACE, pg. vii*Chapter 1. Nature and Origin of the Amphibia, pg. 3*Chapter 2. Experimental Methods, pg. 17*Chapter 3. General Anatomy of the Amphibian Ear, pg. 32*Chapter 4. The Primitive Frogs:The Ascaphidae and Discoglossidae, pg. 101*Chapter 5. The Primitive Frogs: The Pipidae and Rhinophrynidae, pg. 129*Chapter 6. The Intermediate Frogs: The Pelobatidae, pg. 156*Chapter 7. The Advanced Frogs: The Leptodactylidae and Bufonidae, pg. 178*Chapter 8. The Advanced Frogs: BrachycephaJidae, Rhinodermatidae, Dendrobatidae, Hylidae, and Centrolenidae, pg. 219*Chapter 9. The MicrohyJidae, pg. 256*Chapter 10. The Ranidae, Rhacophoridae, and Hyperoliidae, pg. 269*Chapter 11. The Salamander Ear, pg. 289*Chapter 12. The Hynobiidae and Cryptobranchidae, pg. 324*Chapter 13. The Sirenidae, pg. 338*Chapter 14. The Salamandridae: The Newts, pg. 347*Chapter 15. The Proteidae and Amphiumidae, pg. 374*Chapter 16. The Ambystomatidae, pg. 382*Chapter 17. The Plethodontidae: The Lungless Salamanders, pg. 401*Chapter 18. The Caecilian Ear, pg. 425*Chapter 19. The Caeciliidae and Ichthyophiidae, pg. 441*Chapter 20. The Amphibian Ear in Evolution, pg. 465*Glossary, pg. 473*References, pg. 477*Index, pg. 485
