Mechanoreception in secondarily aquatic vertebrates

Sensory Evolution on the Threshold: Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 295-314

  Dehnhardt, Guido ^a   Mauck, Björn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953584987     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

References (88)

1. Adrian, R. J. 1991. Particle imaging techniques for experimental fluid mechanics. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 23:261-304.
2. Andres, K. H., and M. von Düring. 1990. Comparative and functional aspects of the histological organization of cutaneous receptors in vertebrates; pp. 1-17 in W. Zenker and W. Neuhuber (eds.), The Primary Afferent Neuron: A Survey of Recent Morpho-functional Aspects. Plenum Press, New York.
3. Bachteler, D., and G. Dehnhardt. 1999. Active touch performance in the Antillean manatee: evidence for a functional differentiation of facial tactile hairs. Zoology 102:61-69.
4. Bauer G. B., J. C. Gaspard, D. E. Colbert, J. B. Leach, S. A. Stamper, D. Sarko, J. D. Hammelman, A. Schmieg, D. Mann, and R. Reep 2005. Tactile discrimination by Florida manatees, Trichechus manatus latirostris. Paper presented at the 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, California, Dec. 12-16.
5. Bleckmann, H. 1994. Reception of Hydrodynamic Stimuli in Aquatic and Semiaquatic Animals. Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Jena, New York.
6. Bolanowski, S. J., G. A. Gescheider, R. T. Verrillo, and C. M. Checkosky. 1988. Four channels mediate the mechanical aspects of touch. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 84:1680-1694.
7. Bolze, G. 1968. Anordnung und Bau der Herbstschen Körperchen in Limicolenschnäbeln im Zusammenhang mit der Nahrungsfindung. Zoologischer Anzeiger 181:313-355.
8. Carlson, S., H. Tamila, I. Linnankoski, A. Pertovaara, and A. Kehr. 1989. Comparison of tactile discrimination ability of visually deprived and normal monkeys. Acta Physiologia Scandinavia 135:405-410.
9. Carvell, G. E., and D. J. Simons. 1990. Biometric analysis of vibrissal tactile discrimination in the rat. Journal of Neuroscience 10:2638-2648.
10. Catania, K. C. 1996. Ultrastructure of the Eimer's organ of the star-nosed mole. Journal of Comparative Neurology 365:343-354.
11. Catania, K. C. 1999. A nose that looks like a hand and acts like an eye: the unusual mechanosensory system of the star nosed mole. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 185:367-372.
12. Catania, K. C., and J. H. Kaas. 1997. Somatosensory fovea in the star-nosed mole: behavioral use of the star in relation to innervation patterns and cortical representation. Journal of Comparative Neurology 387:215-233.
13. Catania, K. C., and F. E. Remple. 2004. Tactile foveation in the star-nosed mole. Brain, Behavior, and Evolution 63:1-12.
14. Catania, K. C., and F. E. Remple. 2005. Asymptotic prey profitability drives star-nosed moles to the foraging speed limit. Nature 433:519-522.
15. Dawson, T. J., and F. D. Fanning. 1981. Thermal and energetic problems of semiaquatic mammals: a study of the Australian water rat, including comparisons with the Platypus. Physiological Zoology 54:285-296.
16. Dehnhardt, G. 1990. Preliminary results from psychophysical studies on the tactile sensitivity in marine mammals; pp. 435-446 in J. A. Thomas and R. A. Kastelein (eds.), Sensory Abilities of Cetaceans. Plenum Press, New York.
17. Dehnhardt, G. 1994. Tactile size discrimination by a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) using its mystacial vibrissae. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 175:791-800.
18. Dehnhardt, G., and G. Dücker. 1996. Tactual discrimination of size and shape by a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus). Animal Learning and Behavior 24:366-374.
19. Dehnhardt, G., and A. Kaminski. 1995. Sensitivity of the mystacial vibrissae of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) for size differences of actively touched objects. Journal of Experimental Biology 198:2317-2323.
20. Dehnhardt, G., M. Sinder, and N. Sachser. 1997. Tactual discrimination of size by means of mystacial vibrissae in harbour seals: in air versus underwater. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 62:40-43.
21. Dehnhardt, G., B. Mauck, and H. Hyvärinen. 1998a. Ambient temperature does not affect the tactile sensitivity of mystacial vibrissae in harbour seals. Journal of Experimental Biology 201: 3023-3029.
22. Dehnhardt, G., B. Mauck, and H. Bleckmann. 1998b. Seal whiskers detect water movements. Nature 394:235-236.
23. Dehnhardt, G., H. Hyvärinen, and A. Palviainen. 1999. Structure and innervation of the vibrissal follicle-sinus complex in the Australian water rat, Hydromys chrysogaster. Journal of Comparative Neurology 411:550-562.
24. Dehnhardt, G., B. Mauck, W. Hanke, and H. Bleckmann. 2001. Hydrodynamic trail-following in Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). Science 193: 102-104.
25. Dehnhardt, G., B. Mauck, and H. Hyvärinen. 2003. The functional significance of the vibrissal system of marine mammals; pp. 127-135 in K. I. Baumann, I. Moll, and Z. Halata (eds.), The Merkel Cell: Structure, Development, Function, and Cancerogenesis. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
26. Devarakonda, R., F. G. Barth, and J. A. C. Humphrey. 1996. Dynamics of arthropod filiform hairs. 4. Hair motion in air and water. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 351:933-946.
27. Dieterlen, F., and B. Stazner. 1981. The African rodent Colomys goslingi Thomas and Wroughton, 1907 (Rodentia: Muridae): a predator in limnetic ecosystems. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 46:369-383.
28. Dykes, R.W. 1975. Afferent fibers from mystacial vibrissae of cats and seals. Journal of Neurophysiology 38:650-662.
29. Fanning, F. D., and T. J. Dawson. 1980. Body temperature variability in the Australian water rat, Hydromys chrysogaster, in air and in water. Australian Journal of Zoology 28:229-238.
30. Fay, F. H. 1982. Ecology and biology of the Pacific walrus, Odobenus rosmarus divergens Illiger. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC.
31. Gentle, M. J., and J. Breward. 1986. The bill tip organ of the chicken (Gallus gallus var. domesticus). Journal of Anatomy 145:79-85.
32. Gerritsen, A. F. C., and A. Meiboom. 1986. The role of touch in prey density estimation by Caldris alba. Zoologischer Anzeiger 181:313-355.
33. Gescheider, G. A., J. M. Thorpe, J. Goodarz, and S. J. Bolanowski. 1997. The effects of skin temperature on the detection and discrimination of tactile stimulation. Somatosensory and Motor Research 14:181-188.
34. Goldschmidt-Lange, U. 1976. The morphological differences of the structure of the facial vibrissae of various mammals [in German]. Zoologischer Anzeiger 196:417-427.
35. Green, B. G. 1977. The effect of skin temperature on vibrotactile sensitivity. Perception and Psychophysics 21:243-248.
36. Green, B. G., S. J. Lederman, and J. C. Stevens. 1979. The effect of skin temperature on the perception of roughness. Sensory Processes 3:327-333.
37. Hanke, W., and H. Bleckmann. 2004. The hydrodynamic trails of Lepomis gibbosus (Centrarchidae), Colomesus psittacus (Tetraodontidae) and Thysochromis ansorgii (Cichlidae) investigated with scanning particle image velocimetry. Journal of Experimental Biology 207:1585-1596.
38. Hanke, W., C. Brücker, and H. Bleckmann. 2000. The ageing of the low-frequency water disturbances caused by swimming goldfish and its possible relevance to prey detection. Journal of Experimental Biology 203:1193-1200.
39. Härkönen, T. J. 1987. Seasonal and regional variations in the feeding habits of the harbour seal, Phoca vitulina, in the Skagerrak and Kattegat. Journal of Zoology (London) 213:535-543.
40. Heydon, M. J., and N. Ghaffar. 1997. Records of Otter civets (Cygnogale bennettii) from northern Borneo. Small Carnivore Conservation 16:27.
41. Hille, P., C. Becker-Carus, G. Dücker, and G. Dehnhardt. 2001. Haptic discrimination of size and texture in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus). Somatosensory and Motor Research 18:50-61.
42. Hollis, D. E., and A. G. Lyne. 1974. Innervation of vibrissa follicles in the marsupial Trichosurus vulpecula. Australian Journal of Zoology 22:263-276.
43. Hyvärinen, H. 1989. Diving in darkness: whiskers as sense organs of the ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis). Journal of Zoology 218:663-678.
44. Hyvärinen, H., and H. Katajisto. 1984. Functional structure of the vibrissae of the ringed seal (Phoca hispida Schr.). Acta Zoologica Fennica 171:27-30.
45. Iggo, A., J. E. Gregory, and U. Proske. 1996. Studies of mechanoreceptors in skin of the snout of the echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus. Somatosensory and Motor Research 13:129-138.
46. John, K. T., A.W. Goodwin, and I. Darian-Smith. 1989. Tactile discrimination of thickness. Experimental Brain Research 78:62-68.
47. Käkelä, R., and H. Hyvärinen. 1993. Fatty acid composition of fats around the mystacial and superciliary vibrissae differs from that of blubber in the Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 105:547-552.
48. Käkelä, R., and H. Hyvärinen. 1996. Site-specific fatty acid composition in adipose tissues of several northern aquatic and terrestrial mammals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 115:501-514.
49. Kastelein, R. A., and M. A. van Gaalen. 1988. The sensitivity of the vibrissae of a pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens). Aquatic Mammals 14:123-133.
50. Kooyman, G. L. 1989. Diverse Divers: Physiology and Behavior. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
51. Krueger, L. E. 1982. Tactual perception in historial perspective: David Katz's world of touch; pp. 1-53 in W. Schiff and E. Foulke (eds.), Tactual Perception: A Sourcebook. Cambridge University Press, New York.
52. Lederman, S. J., and R. L. Klatzky. 1987. Hand movements: a window into haptic object recognition. Cognitive Psychology 19:342-368.
53. Lichtenstein, S. H., G. E. Carvell, and D. J. Simons. 1990. Responses of rat trigeminal ganglion neurons to movements of vibrissae in different directions. Somatosensory and Motor Research 7:47-65.
54. Lindt, C. C. 1956. Underwater behaviour of the southern sea lion, Otaria jubata. Journal of Mammalogy 37:287-288.
55. Ling, J. K. 1977. Vibrissae of marine mammals; pp. 387-415 in R. J. Harrison (ed.), Functional Anatomy of Marine Mammals. Academic Press, London.
56. Manger, P. R., and J. D. Pettigrew. 1996. Ultrastructure, number, distribution and innervation of electroreceptors and mechanoreceptors in the bill skin of the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Brain, Behavior, and Evolution 48:27-54.
57. Marotte, L. R., F. L. Rice, and P. M. E. Waite. 1992. The morphology and innervation of facial vibrissae in the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii. Journal of Anatomy 180:401-417.
58. Marshall, C. D., L. A. Clark, and R. L. Reep. 1998a. The muscular hydrostat of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris): a functional morphological model of perioral bristle use. Marine Mammal Science 14:290-303.
59. Marshall, C. D., G. D. Huth, V. M. Edmonds, D. L. Halin, and R. L. Reep. 1998b. Prehensile use of perioral bristles during feeding and associated behaviors of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Marine Mammal Science 14:274-289.
60. Marshall, C. D., P. S. Kubilis, G. D. Huth, V. M. Edmonds, D. L. Halin, and R. L. Reep. 2000. Food-handling ability and feeding-cycle length of manatees feeding on several species of aquatic plants. Journal of Mammalogy 81:649-658.
61. Marshall, C. D., H. Amin, K. Kovacs, and C. Lydersen. 2006. Microstructure and innervation of the vibrissal follicle-sinus complex in the bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus (Pinnipedia: Phocidae). Anatomical Record 288A:13-25.
62. Mauck, B., U. Eysel, and G. Dehnhardt. 2000. Selective heating of vibrissal follicles in seals (Phoca vitulina) and dolphins (Sotalia fluviatilis guianensis). Journal of Experimental Biology 203:2125-2131.
63. Melaragno, H. P., and W. Motagna. 1953. The tactile hair follicles in the mouse. Anatomical Record 115:129-149.
64. Miller, E. H. 1975. A comparative study of facial expressions of two species of pinnipeds. Behaviour 53:268-284.
65. Mills, F. H. J., and D. Renouf. 1986. Determination of the vibration sensitivity of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) vibrissae. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 100:3-9.
66. Nebel, S., D. L. Jackson, and R.W. Elner. 2005. Functional association of bill morphology and foraging behaviour in calidrid sandpipers. Animal Biology 55:235-243.
67. Necker, R. 2000. The somatosensory system; pp. 57-69 in C. G. Whittow (ed.), Sturkies Avian Physiology. Academic Press, New York.
68. Nowak, R. M. 1991. Walker's mammals of the world, 5th Ed. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
69. Pettigrew, J. D., P. R. Manger, and S. L. B. Fine. 1998. The sensory world of the platypus. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 353:1199-1210.
70. Piersma, T., R. Van Aelst, K. Kurk, H. Berkhoudt, and L. R. M. Maas. 1998. A new pressure sensory mechanism for prey detection in birds: the use of principles of seabed dynamics? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 265:1377-1383.
71. Povel, D., and J. v. d. Kooij. 1997. Scale sensillae of the file snake (Serpentes: Acrochordidae) and some other aquatic and burrowing snakes. Netherlands Journal of Zoology 47:443-456.
72. Reep, R. L., C. D. Marshall, M. L. Stoll, and D. M. Whitaker. 1998. Distribution and innervation of facial bristles and hairs in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Marine Mammal Science 14:257-273.
73. Reep, R. L., M. L. Stoll, C. D. Marshall, B. L. Homer, and D. A. Samuelson. 2001. Microanatomy of facial vibrissae in the Florida manatee: the basis for specialized sensory function and oripulation. Brain, Behavior, and Evolution 58:1-14.
74. Reep, R. L., C. D. Marshall, and M. L. Stoll. 2002. Tactile hairs on the postcranial body in Florida manatees: a mammalian lateral line? Brain, Behavior, and Evolution 59:141-154.
75. Renouf, D. 1979. Preliminary measurements of the sensitivity of the vibrissae of Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) to low frequency vibrations. Journal of Zoology 188:443-450.
76. Renouf, D. 1991. Sensory reception and processing in Phocidae and Otariidae; pp. 345-394 in D. Renouf (ed.), The Behaviour of Pinnipeds. Chapman and Hall, London.
77. Rice, F. L., A. Mance and B. L. Munger. 1986. A comparative light microscopic analysis of the sensory innervation of the mystacial pad. I. Innervation of vibrissal follicle-sinus complexes. Journal of Comparative Neurology 252:154-174.
78. Sachdev, R. N., and K. C. Catania. 2002. Receptive fields and response properties of neurons in the star-nosed mole's somatosensory fovea. Journal of Neurophysiology 87:2602-2611.
79. Schusterman, R. J., and B.W. Johnson. 1975. Signal probability and response bias in California sea lions. Psychological Record 25:39-45.
80. Seidensticker, J., and S. Lumpkin. 1991. Great Cats: Majestic Creatures of the Wild. Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA.
81. Soares, D. 2002. Neurology: an ancient sensory organ in crocodilians. Nature 417:241-242.
82. Stephens, R. J., I. J. Beebe, and T. C. Poulter. 1973. Innervation of the vibrissae of the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus. Anatomical Record 176:421-442.
83. von Düring, M. 1975. The ultrastructure of cutaneous receptors in the skin of Caiman crocodilus. Abhandlungen der Rheinisch-Westfälischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 53:123-134.
84. von Düring, M., and M. R. Miller. 1979. Sensory nerve endings of the skin and deeper structures of reptiles; pp. 407-441 in C. Gans (ed.), Biology of the Reptilia, Vol. 9, Neurobiology A. Academic Press, London.
85. van Horn, R. N. 1970. Vibrissae structure in the rhesus monkey. Folia Primatologica 13:241-285.
86. Watkins, W. A., and D. Wartzok. 1985. Sensory biophysics of marine mammals. Marine Mammal Science 1:219-260.
87. Westhoff, G., B. G. Fry, and H. Bleckmann. 2005. Sea snakes (Lapemis curtus) are sensitive to lowamplitude water motions. Zoology 108:195-200.
88. Woolsey, T. A., D. Durham, R.M. Harris, D. J. Simons, and K. L. Valentino. 1981. Somatosensory development. Development and Perception 1:259-292.