Probing cochlear tuning and tonotopy in the tiger using otoacoustic emissions

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 198, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 617-624

  Bergevin, Christopher ^a   Walsh, Edward J ^b   McGee, JoAnn ^b   Shera, Christopher A ^c,d  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84864912827     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-012-0734-1     Document Type: Article

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