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Hearing capacities and morphology of the auditory system in Serrasalmidae (Teleostei: Otophysi)

Like all otophysan fishes, serrasalmids (piranhas and relatives) possess a Weberian apparatus that improves their hearing capacities. We compared the hearing abilities among eight species of serrasalmids having different life-history traits: herbivorous vs. carnivorous and vocal vs. mute species. We...

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Autores principales: Mélotte, Geoffrey, Parmentier, Eric, Michel, Christian, Herrel, Anthony, Boyle, Kelly
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5775314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29352233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19812-1