TY  - JOUR
A1  - Vater, Marianne
A1  - Koessl, Manfred
T1  - Comparative aspects of cochlear functional organization in mammals
T2  - Hearing research
N2  - This review addresses the functional organization of the mammalian cochlea under a comparative and evolutionary perspective. A comparison of the monotreme cochlea with that of marsupial and placental mammals highlights important evolutionary steps towards a hearing organ dedicated to process higher frequencies and a larger frequency range than found in non-mammalian vertebrates. Among placental mammals, there are numerous cochlear specializations which relate to hearing range in adaptation to specific habitats that are superimposed on a common basic design. These are illustrated by examples of specialist ears which evolved excellent high frequency hearing and echolocation (bats and dolphins) and by the example of subterranean rodents with ears devoted to processing low frequencies. Furthermore, structural functional correlations important for tonotopic cochlear organization and predictions of hearing capabilities are discussed.
Y1  - 2011
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/36976
SN  - 0378-5955
VL  - 273
IS  - 1-2
SP  - 89
EP  - 99
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -