The Auditory Anatomy of the Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata): A Potential Fatty Sound Reception Pathway in a Baleen Whale

Cetaceans possess highly derived auditory systems adapted for underwater hearing. Odontoceti (toothed whales) are thought to receive sound through specialized fat bodies that contact the tympanoperiotic complex, the bones housing the middle and inner ears. However, sound reception pathways remain un...

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Autores principales: Yamato, Maya, Ketten, Darlene R, Arruda, Julie, Cramer, Scott, Moore, Kathleen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3488298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22488847
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.22459

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3488298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22488847
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.22459

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