Massive mallei in moles: Middle ear adaptations subserving seismic sensitivity

Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics

Volumn 29, Issue PART 3, 2007, Pages 77-84

  Mason, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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