Specialized sound reception in dolphins - a hint for the function of the dorsal cochlear nucleus in mammals

Historical Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 53-56

  Schulmeyer, Frank J ^a   Adams, Joe C ^b   Oelschläger, Helmut H A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory system; Brain stem; Cetacea; Dolphin; Dorsal cochlear nucleus; Whales

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY;

CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; MYSTICETI; PHOCIDAE; PONTOPORIA BLAINVILLEI;

EID: 0034067185     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10292380009380554     Document Type: Article

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