A comparison of auditory brainstem responses and behavioral estimates of hearing sensitivity in Lemur catta and Nycticebus coucang

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-233

  Ramsier, Marissa A ^a   Dominy, Nathaniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Audiogram; Evoked potentials; Ring tailed lemur; Sensory ecology; Slow loris

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; AUDITORY CUE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; COGNITION; HEARING; PRIMATE; SENSORY SYSTEM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE AUDIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEARING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANIMALS; AUDIOMETRY, EVOKED RESPONSE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HEARING; LEMUR; LORISIDAE; MALE;

ANIMALIA; LEMUR; LEMUR CATTA; NYCTICEBUS COUCANG; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 75449113472     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20780     Document Type: Article

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