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Temperature effects on hearing in two species of Amphisbaenia

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SEVERAL recent studies have documented diverse auditory responses in lizards and turtles as a function of body temperature. Previous work was with iguanid lizards, which are diurnal, and can regulate body temperature by basking; and with the aquatic turtle Pseudemys. We have worked with amphisbaenians, which are highly modified burrowing reptiles.

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  1. Department of Zoology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48104

    CARL GANS

  2. Auditory Research Laboratories, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

    ERNEST GLEN WEVER

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GANS, C., WEVER, E. Temperature effects on hearing in two species of Amphisbaenia. Nature 250, 79–80 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/250079a0

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