Sound pressure transformations by the head and pinnae of the adult Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)

Hearing Research

Volumn 272, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 135-147

  Koka, Kanthaiah ^a   Jones, Heath G ^a   Thornton, Jennifer L ^a   Lupo, J Eric ^a   Tollin, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; CHINCHILLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTIONAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; EXTERNAL EAR; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HEAD; HEAD RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION; HEMISPHERE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND PRESSURE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHINCHILLA; CUES; EAR; HEAD; MALE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; PRESSURE; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79751533022     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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