The complex evolutionary history of the tympanic middle ear in frogs and toads (Anura)

Most anurans possess a tympanic middle ear (TME) that transmits sound waves to the inner ear; however, numerous species lack some or all TME components. To understand the evolution of these structures, we undertook a comprehensive assessment of their occurrence across anurans and performed ancestral...

• 1. autor: Pereyra, Martín O. (author)
• Kolejni autorzy: Womack, Molly C. (author), Barrionuevo, J. Sebastián (author), Blotto, Boris L. (author), Baldo, Diego (author), Targino, Mariane (author), Ospina Sarria, Jhon Jairo (author), Guayasamin, Juan M. (author), Coloma, Luis A. (author), Hoke, Kim L. (author), Grant, Taran (author), Faivovich, Julián (author)
• Format: article
• Wydane: 2016
• Hasła przedmiotowe: Frogs; Toads; Anurians; Evolution; Species
• Dostęp online: http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec:8080/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/80; http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/80; https://doi.org/10.1038/srep34130