Coding interaural time differences at low best frequencies in the barn owl

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 98, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 99-112

  Carr, Catherine E ^a   Köppl, Christine ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory; Bird; Brainstem; Evolution; Timing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; BINAURAL HEARING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; INNERVATION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OWL; PERIODICITY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; THALAMUS INTRALAMINAR NUCLEUS;

EID: 5444232068     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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