Title | Morphometric Analyses of Ears in Two Families of Pinnipeds |
Publication Type | Thesis |
Year of Publication | 2001 |
Authors | Marsh, S. E. [3] |
Academic Department | Biological Oceanography |
Degree | M.Sc. |
Pagination | 60 |
Date Published | 08/2001 |
University | Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program |
City | Woods Hole |
Keywords | acoustic [4], auditory [5], binaural hearing [6], marine mammal [7], middle ear [8], morphometry [9], ossicles [10], pinniped [11], seal [12] |
Abstract | Pinniped (seal and sea lion) auditory systems operate in two acoustically distinct environments, air and water. Pinniped species differ in how much time they typically spend in water. They therefore offer an exceptional opportunity to investigate aquatic versus terrestrial hearing mechanisms. The Otariidae (sea |
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[2] http://csi.whoi.edu/sites/default/files/literature/MarshThesis2001.pdf
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[14] http://csi.whoi.edu/category/biblio-keywords/auditory
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[16] http://csi.whoi.edu/category/biblio-keywords/marine-mammal
[17] http://csi.whoi.edu/category/biblio-keywords/middle-ear
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[20] http://csi.whoi.edu/category/biblio-keywords/pinniped
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