Hearing in Fishes and Amphibians: An Introduction

As noted in the Preface to this volume, a major goal of hearing research is to explain how the human auditory system normally functions and to help identify the causes of, and treatments for, hearing impairment. Animal models are used extensively in this research, and valid generalizations from these models are required for progress to be made in understanding the human auditory system. In general, comparative hearing research establishes the biological and evolutionary context within which animal models can be developed, evaluated, validated, and successfully applied, and is therefore of fundamental importance to hearing research. The confidence that allows us to generalize some observations from one species to another arises from comparative research that investigates the structures, physiological functions, and hearing capabilities of various species in order to determine the fundamental principles by which structures determine functions in all vertebrate auditory systems.

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