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The structure of the cochlea in chiroptera. III. Microchiroptera: Phyllostomatoidea
Author(s) -
Pye Ade
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
journal of morphology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1097-4687
pISSN - 0362-2525
DOI - 10.1002/jmor.1051210305
Subject(s) - cochlea , human echolocation , biology , superfamily , evolutionary biology , middle ear , anatomy , neuroscience , genetics , gene
The middle ear and the cochlea have been described in 20 representatives from the superfamily Phyllostomatoidea of the suborder Microchiroptera. Various measurements have been made and the results compared by means of graphs. The ultrasonic pulses used by these bats for echolocation have been recorded and analysed. Generally, the structure of the cochlea does not show extreme modifications as found in some other superfamilies that have previously been discussed.