The auditory response properties of single-on and double-on responders in the inferior colliculus of the leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros armiger

Brain Research

Volumn 1306, Issue , 2010, Pages 39-52

  Fu, Zi Ying ^a   Tang, Jia ^a   Jen, Philip Hung Sun ^b   Chen, Qi Cai ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

CF FM bat; Frequency tuning curve; Inferior colliculus; Response pattern

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; BAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOSIDEROS ARMIGER; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HIPPOSIDEROS ARMIGER; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE;

EID: 71549161462     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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