Study of sound localization by owls and its relevance to humans

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 459-469

  Konishi, Masakazu ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross correlation; Humans; Owls; Sound localization

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; OWL; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SOUND DETECTION; THALAMUS INTRALAMINAR NUCLEUS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; STRIGIFORMES; TYTONIDAE;

EID: 0034253518     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(00)00232-4     Document Type: Review

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