Functional morphology of the middle ear of Ctenomys talarum (Rodentia: Octodontidae)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 290-295

  Schleich, Cristian Eric ^a   Busch, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ctenomys talarum; Low frequency hearing; Middle ear; Octodontidae; Subterranean mammal

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY;

CTENOMYS; CTENOMYS TALARUM; MALLEUS; MAMMALIA; NANNOSPALAX EHRENBERGI; OCTODONTIDAE; RODENTIA; SPALAX;

EID: 9944249896     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2004)085<0290:FMOTME>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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