Senses and Communication
Reptile Senses
Reptiles sensory perception is dependant on a number of different systems including chemosensory reception (mouth/nose/vomeronasal organ), visual or radiation reception (eyes/infrared receptors/parietal organ), and mechanoreception (detecting water currents/balance/hearing). The ability to perceive the world in one respect or another is vital for the survivorship of animals. Sensory organs allow for organisms to react to danger and take advantage of opportunities using specialised sensory receptors that respond to selected information. Vertebrates differ in their ability to perceive stimuli, for instance some species perceive sound on a different frequency or light in another spectrum. Below is an overview of these different sensory organs and how they can be used to communicate between individuals of a species.
Types of senses;
- Radiation Reception
- Chemoreception
- Mechanoreception
Reptiles sensory perception is dependant on a number of different systems including chemosensory reception (mouth/nose/vomeronasal organ), visual or radiation reception (eyes/infrared receptors/parietal organ), and mechanoreception (detecting water currents/balance/hearing). The ability to perceive the world in one respect or another is vital for the survivorship of animals. Sensory organs allow for organisms to react to danger and take advantage of opportunities using specialised sensory receptors that respond to selected information. Vertebrates differ in their ability to perceive stimuli, for instance some species perceive sound on a different frequency or light in another spectrum. Below is an overview of these different sensory organs and how they can be used to communicate between individuals of a species.
Types of senses;
- Radiation Reception
- Chemoreception
- Mechanoreception
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