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The periotic bone is the single bone that surrounds the inner ear of birds [1] and mammals. It is formed from the fusion of the prootic, epiotic, and opisthotic bones, and in Cetacea forms a complex with the tympanic bone. [2]
References
- ^ Coues, Elliott (1883). "A Hearing of Birds' Ears.-- III". Science. 2 (39): 586–589. ISSN 0036-8075.
- ^ Tsur, Itamar; Shaviv, Nir; Bronstein, Israel; Elmakis, David; Knafo, Oshri; Werner, Yehudah L. (December 2019). "Topography of vibration frequency responses on the bony tympano-periotic complex of the pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus". Hearing Research. 384: 107810. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2019.107810.
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The periotic bone is the single bone that surrounds the inner ear of birds [1] and mammals. It is formed from the fusion of the prootic, epiotic, and opisthotic bones, and in Cetacea forms a complex with the tympanic bone. [2]
References
- ^ Coues, Elliott (1883). "A Hearing of Birds' Ears.-- III". Science. 2 (39): 586–589. ISSN 0036-8075.
- ^ Tsur, Itamar; Shaviv, Nir; Bronstein, Israel; Elmakis, David; Knafo, Oshri; Werner, Yehudah L. (December 2019). "Topography of vibration frequency responses on the bony tympano-periotic complex of the pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus". Hearing Research. 384: 107810. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2019.107810.
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