Frequency coding of particle motion by saccular afferents of a teleost fish

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1591-1601

  Lu, Zhongmin ^a,b   Xu, Zemin ^a   Buchser, William J ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Audition; Best sensitivity; Characteristic frequency; Ear; Frequency selectivity; Hearing; Otolithic organ; Saccule; Tuning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; HEARING; METABOLISM; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; VESTIBULE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; HEARING; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERCIFORMES; SACCULE AND UTRICLE;

DORMITATOR LATIFRONS; ELEOTRIS ACANTHOPOMA; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77951525635     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.038836     Document Type: Article

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