Of mice, moles and guinea pigs: Functional morphology of the middle ear in living mammals

Hearing Research

Volumn 301, Issue , 2013, Pages 4-18

  Mason, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; AUDITORY OSSICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; AUDITORY SYSTEM PARAMETERS; BONE CONDUCTION; CHINCHILLA; GUINEA PIG; HEARING; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INCUS; MALLEUS; MIDDLE EAR; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUND TRANSMISSION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; MAMMAL; MOLE (INSECTIVORA); MOUSE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RODENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; EAR OSSICLES; EAR, MIDDLE; GUINEA PIGS; HEARING; MAMMALS; MICE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MOLES; PHYLOGENY; RODENTIA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84878625488     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2012.10.004     Document Type: Review

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