Scaling of the marsupial middle ear and its functional significance

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 256-267

  Nummela, S ^a,b   Sanchez Villagra M R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometry; Hearing; Mammal; Marsupial; Middle ear; Size

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ALLOMETRY; ANATOMY; BODY SIZE; HEARING; MARSUPIAL;

EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; THERIA;

EID: 33748680978     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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