## Abstract The primate cochlea is a membranous, fluidβfilled receptor organ that is specialized for sound detection. Like other parts of the inner ear, the cochlea is contained within the bony labyrinth of the petrous temporal bone. The close anatomical relationship between the bony cochlear labyr
Cochlear Labyrinth Volume in Euarchontoglirans: Implications for the Evolution of Hearing in Primates
β Scribed by Stephanie D. Armstrong; Jonathan I. Bloch; Peter Houde; Mary T. Silcox
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 153 KB
- Volume
- 294
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1932-8486
- DOI
- 10.1002/ar.21298
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