Evolution of the middle ear apparatus in
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Matthew J. Mason
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The middle ear structures of eight species of mole in the family Talpidae (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla) were studied under light and electron microscopy. Neurotrichus, Parascalops, and Condylura have a simple middle ear cavity with a loose ectotympanic bone, ossicles of a "microtype" morphology, and they