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The auditory frequency selectivity observed in primary fibre responses and in hair cell receptor potentials relies on the mechanical deformation of the hair cell cilia. This deformation involves different auxiliary structures in different classes of tetrapod vertebrates and it is not known what mechanism causes the sharpness of the observed frequency tuning.
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Smolders, J.W.T., Gummer, A.W., Klinke, R. (1986). Basilar Membrane Tuning in the Pigeon Ear. In: Moore, B.C.J., Patterson, R.D. (eds) Auditory Frequency Selectivity. Nato ASI Series, vol 119. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2247-4_2
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