Mechanics of the inner ear of the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana): The contact membranes and the periotic canal

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

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 481-488

  Purgue, A P ^a,b   Narins, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Bioacoustics Research Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Amphibian papilla; Basilar papilla; Hearing; Laser Doppler vibrometry

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 0034080632     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050446     Document Type: Article

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