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Re: thresholds . . . insects and hearing



The Manley  review is on cochlear hearing - which excludes insects automatically.
The short answer is: hearing has evolved many times in insects, most famous examples would be those producing sounds themselves (crickets, grasshoppers, cicadas...). But there are many more.

For a longer answer, start here:

Yager DD. 1999. Structure, development, and evolution of insect auditory systems. Microsc Res Tech 47:380–400. 

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Am 16.05.2012 um 19:44 schrieb Jose Ignacio Alcantara:

Kevin,

Rather than progressing through the various phylogeny of hearing, have a look at the following article by Geoffrey Manley:



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

<PNAS Manley 2000.pdf>