Sound and vibration sensitivity of VIIIth nerve fibers in the grassfrog, Rana temporaria

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 437-445

  Christensen Dalsgaard, J ^a   Jorgensen M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Auditory nerve; Frog, Rana temporaria; Hearing; Sound induced vibrations; Vibration

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 0030273454     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00192311     Document Type: Article

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