Kevin, Rather than progressing through the various phylogeny of hearing, have a look at the following article by Geoffrey Manley:
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Cheers, José _______________________________ José Ignacio Alcántara, PhD Department of Experimental Psychology University of Cambridge Downing Street Cambridge CB2 3EB U.K. Phone: 44 (0)1223 764412 Fax: 44 (0)1223 333564 Fitzwilliam College Storey's Way Cambridge CB3 0DG U.K. Phone: 44 (0)1223 332026 On 16 May 2012, at 17:49, Kevin Austin wrote: > Thanks. > > Following this, do insects "hear". > > "If" hearing is a form of touch -- hair cells move in response to vibration etc etc, do insects without internal 'ears' "hear"? [This may simply be a matter of semantics, defining / delimiting the word "hear".] > > > Ideas / thoughts / references are welcome. > > > Kevin > > > > > On 2012, May 16, at 11:47 AM, Heriberto Avelino wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> In connection with the topic of absolte pitch in dogs, I wonder if >> someone can direct me to references of research investigating >> thresholds of hearing among different species, in particular (small) >> birds, rodents and dogs. Any hint would be very much appreciated. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Heriberto >> >> >> ********************************************************************************************************* >> Heriberto Avelino >> Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology >> Department of Linguistics >> Deutscher Platz 6 >> 04103 Leipzig >> >> Phone: +49 (0) 341 3550 - 316 >> Fax: +49 (0) 341 3550 - 333 >> >> http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/staff/avelino_heriberto.php >> http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/resources/phonetic-lab.php >> ******************************************************************