AM representation in green treefrog auditory nerve fibers: Neuroethological implications for pattern recognition and sound localization

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 190, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1011-1021

  Klump, G M ^a   Benedix Jr , J H ^b   Gerhardt, H C ^c   Narins, P M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Amplitude modulation; Anuran; Auditory nerve; Ear

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COCHLEAR NERVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FROG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; REACTION TIME; SOUND DETECTION; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COCHLEAR NERVE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; RANIDAE; REACTION TIME; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SOUND LOCALIZATION; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 11844252124     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-004-0558-8     Document Type: Article

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