Neurobiology of acoustically mediated predator detection

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

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 99-109

  Pollack, Gerald S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bat detection; Central nervous system; Hearing; Identified neurons; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EAR; HEARING; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; EAR; HEARING; NEURONS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 84920495994     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-014-0948-5     Document Type: Review

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