S2E5: Evolution of Hearing


Join us in thanking the evolution of the vertebrate auditory system as we give ear to the evolution of hearing across different species! A long-time member of the Entangled Bank podcast, Taylor G., hosts a rather vocal competition in discussing interesting facts about hearing. She is accompanied by expert guests of perspective fields: Evelyn H (expert on fish) and Amanda O (expert on reptiles, amphibians and of course their sister species, birds).


Do you have your own theory for relations among social complexities, population size, possible environmental parameters? Do you have thoughts, opinions, or interests on what might complicate hearing sensitivities? Do you want to throw around popular, probable, or even seemingly dubious adaptationist stories? Are you interested in how humans approach vocal communication, in light of primate behavior and the human language?

Yes? Excellent! Listen in to our interactive discussion pertaining to several aspects of the auditory system (i.e., species-specific communication). We will use comparative vertebrate anatomy to probe at topics of this system (i.e., related factors for hearing sensitivity). All listening ears will be guided through hearing’s evolution by way of the phylogenetic tree (pictured below).


This tree shows the evolutionary relationship among vertebrates that have derived from a common ancestor (Britannica).

Jump in, as we challenge one another to rethink the origins of hearing and tackle pressures thought to complex a truly amazing system. At the base of the tree, the journey begins with intriguing information about fish. Abiding by the tree, we move to amphibians. Reptiles and birds are discussed in sum since the two are sister species. Continuing our walk through the phylogenetic tree to understand hearing, popping in and out of each other’s conversions, the discussion eventually reaches mammals.
The three of us feel honored in welcoming our loyal listeners to tag along for the duration of vertebrate evolution. With that said, go ahead, tune in, we know you’re dying to hear it all.
For your convenience, the resources for this podcast can be found below.

  
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Fay, Richard R., and Arthur N. Popper. "Evolution of hearing in vertebrates: the inner ears and processing." Hearing Research 149.1-2 (2000): 1-10.
Hoy, Ronald R. "Convergent evolution of hearing." Science 338.6109 (2012): 894-895.
Jones, Gareth, and Marc W. Holderied. "Bat echolocation calls: adaptation and convergent evolution." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 274.1612 (2007): 905-912.
Knörnschild, Mirjam, et al. "Bat echolocation calls facilitate social communication." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279.1748 (2012): 4827-4835.
Ladich, F., and A. N. Popper. 2011. Parallel Evolution in Fish Hearing Organs.
Manley, Geoffrey A. "Cochlear mechanisms from a phylogenetic viewpoint." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 97.22 (2000): 11736-11743.
Peck, J. E. 1994. Development of Hearing. Part I: Phylogeny 299:291–299.
Popper, A.N., Coombs, S. 1982. The Morphology and Evolution of the Ear in
Actinopterygian Fishes. Amer. Zool. 328:311–328.
Ramírez-Chaves, Héctor E., et al. "Resolving the evolution of the mammalian middle ear using Bayesian inference." Frontiers in Zoology 13.1 (2016): 39.
Ramsier, Marissa A., et al. "Social drive and the evolution of primate hearing." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 367.1597 (2012): 1860-1868.
Sensory Evolution on the Threshold: Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates, edited by J. G. M. Thewissen, et al., University of California Press, 2008. ProQuest Ebook Central https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/transylvania-ebooks/detail.action?docID=470888.
Urban, Daniel J., et al. "A new developmental mechanism for the separation of the mammalian middle ear ossicles from the jaw." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences284.1848 (2017): 20162416.
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Convergent Aspects of Acoustic Communication in Darters, Sculpins, and
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