Relative size of auditory pathways in symmetrically and asymmetrically eared owls

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 286-301

  Gutiérrez Ibáñez, Cristián ^a   Iwaniuk, Andrew N ^c   Wylie, Douglas R ^a,b  

^a Biological Sciences Bldg P 217   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auditory pathways; Ear asymmetry; Interaural level differences; Interaural time differences

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; EAR; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; OWL;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; EAR; STRIGIFORMES;

ASIO; STRIGIFORMES; TYTONIDAE;

EID: 81255142227     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330359     Document Type: Article

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