Re: thresholds . . . insects and hearing (Kevin Austin )


Subject: Re: thresholds . . . insects and hearing
From:    Kevin Austin  <kevin.austin@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Wed, 16 May 2012 12:49:28 -0400
List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>

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 > ******************************************************************


This message came from the mail archive
/var/www/postings/2012/
maintained by:
DAn Ellis <dpwe@ee.columbia.edu>
Electrical Engineering Dept., Columbia University