Interconnections between the Ears in Nonmammalian Vertebrates

Albert S. Feng; J. Christensen-Dalsgaard

doi:10.1016/B978-012370880-9.00019-0

Interconnections between the Ears in Nonmammalian Vertebrates

Albert S. Feng, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Abstract

Many of the nonmammalian vertebrates (anurans, lizards, crocodiles, and some bird species) have large, continuous air spaces connecting the middle ears and acoustically coupling the eardrums. Acoustical coupling leads to strongly enhanced directionality of the ear at frequencies where diffraction cues are negligible in small-sized animals. The chapter reviews the peripheral basis of directionality in these animal groups.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference
Number of pages	8
Volume	3
Publisher	Elsevier
Publication date	2010
Pages	217-224
ISBN (Print)	9780123708809
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012370880-9.00019-0
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

Bird
Directionality
Frog
Interaural coupling
Lizard
Pressure-difference receiver
Sound localization

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