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Anatomy, Physiology, and Function of Auditory End-Organs in the Frog Inner Ear

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Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians

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  1. Departments of Physiological Science and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606, USA

    Peter M. Narins

  2. Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA

    Albert S. Feng

  3. Parmly Hearing Institute and Department of Psychology, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626, USA

    Richard R. Fay

  4. Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

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Simmons, D.D., Meenderink, S.W., Vassilakis, P.N. (2007). Anatomy, Physiology, and Function of Auditory End-Organs in the Frog Inner Ear. In: Narins, P.M., Feng, A.S., Fay, R.R., Popper, A.N. (eds) Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 28. Springer, New York, NY . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-47796-1_7

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