Cochlear sensitivity in the lesser spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus discolor

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

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-36

  Wittekindt, Anna ^a   Drexl, Markus ^b   Kössl, Manfred ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cochlear mechanics; Distortion product otoacoustic emission; FM bat; Phyllostomidae; Suppression tuning curve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BAT; COCHLEA; FEMALE; HAIR CELL; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPONTANEOUS OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHIROPTERA; COCHLEA; FEMALE; HAIR CELLS; MALE; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 13844266983     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-004-0564-x     Document Type: Article

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