Acoustic Systems in Biology

Name: Acoustic Systems in Biology
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ISBN: 9780195069402

ISBN-10: 0195069404

ISBN-13: 9780195069402

Edition: 1992

Authors: Neville H. Fletcher

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This book is a practical guide for researchers and advanced graduate students in biology and biophysics who need a quantitative understanding of acoustical systems such as hearing, sound production, and vibration detection in animals at the physiological level. It begins with an introduction to physical acoustics directed explicitly at their needs, covering the fundamental concepts and showing how they can be applied quantitatively to understand animals' auditory and sound-producing systems. Only after the relatively simple mechanical part of the system is explained does the author focus his attention on the underlying physiological processes.

Book details

List price: $360.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/23/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.57" long x 1.22" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English




Introduction



Simple Vibrators



Vibrations of Strings and Bars



Sensory Hairs and Otoliths



Vibration of Membranes, Plates, and Shells



Acoustic Waves



Acoustic Sources and Radiation



Low-Frequency Network Models



Low-Frequency Auditory Models



Pipes and Horns



High-Frequency Auditory Models



The Inner Ear



Mechanically Excited Sound Generators



Pneumatically Excited Sound Generators



Signals, Noise, and Information