Earless toads sense low frequencies but miss the high notes

Sensory losses or reductions are frequently attributed to relaxed selection. However, anuran species have lost tympanic middle ears many times, despite anurans' use of acoustic communication and the benefit of middle ears for hearing airborne sound. Here we determine whether pre-existing altern...

• 1. Verfasser: Womack, Molly C. (author)
• Weitere Verfasser: Christensen Dalsgaard, Jakob (author), Coloma, Luis A. (author), Chaparro, Juan C. (author), Hoke, Kim L. (author)
• Format: article
• Veröffentlicht: 2017
• Schlagworte: Bufonidae; Auditory brainstem recordings; Hearing; Sensory loss; Tympanic middle ear; Vibration
• Online Zugang: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1670; http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/98