Elephants are among the few mammals able to hear infra-sounds, and they display a unique locomotor behavior. It corresponds to specializations of their sensory organs contained in the inner ear: the cochlea (audition) and the vestibular system (spatial orientation). While only three species are living today, they were a much more diverse group found in five continents and with a 60 Ma-long history. We provide here the first comprehensive morphological and functional study of the ear region (petrosal, bony and membranous labyrinths) of extant elephants using 3D CT scan techniques. Additionally, we describe and compare the petrosals of fourteen extinct proboscidean genera in order to shed light on the evolution of this anatomical complex in t...
International audienceSeveral detailed studies of the external morphology of the ear region in extin...
textThe morphological diversity of the external and internal surfaces of the petrosal bone, which co...
Recent comparative data reveal that formant frequencies are cues to body size in animals, due to a c...
Les éléphants font partie des rares mammifères capables d’entendre les infrasons et leur comportemen...
International audienceInterest in the phylogeny of Macroscelididae(sengis or elephant shrews) has be...
The stylohyoideum is part of the hyoid apparatus, which is situated deep in the throat of extant and...
Objectives The bony labyrinth of the inner ear has special relevance when tracking phenotypic evo...
A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of PhilosophyAfrican...
The study of basicranial and endocranial characters in vertebrate paleontology has recently known a ...
International audienceThe cavity system of the inner ear of mammals is a complex three-dimensional s...
International audienceThe bony labyrinth consists of three parts (the two vestibular sacs, the three...
Recent comparative data reveal that formant frequencies are cues to body size in animals, due to a c...
<p>The endocast is figured in different orientations elsewhere <a href="http://www.plosone.org/artic...
International audienceThe Proboscidean remains of Ahl al Oughlam consist of limb-bones and juvenile ...
International audienceSeveral detailed studies of the external morphology of the ear region in extin...
textThe morphological diversity of the external and internal surfaces of the petrosal bone, which co...
Recent comparative data reveal that formant frequencies are cues to body size in animals, due to a c...
Les éléphants font partie des rares mammifères capables d’entendre les infrasons et leur comportemen...
International audienceInterest in the phylogeny of Macroscelididae(sengis or elephant shrews) has be...
The stylohyoideum is part of the hyoid apparatus, which is situated deep in the throat of extant and...
Objectives The bony labyrinth of the inner ear has special relevance when tracking phenotypic evo...
A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of PhilosophyAfrican...
The study of basicranial and endocranial characters in vertebrate paleontology has recently known a ...
International audienceThe cavity system of the inner ear of mammals is a complex three-dimensional s...
International audienceThe bony labyrinth consists of three parts (the two vestibular sacs, the three...
Recent comparative data reveal that formant frequencies are cues to body size in animals, due to a c...
<p>The endocast is figured in different orientations elsewhere <a href="http://www.plosone.org/artic...
International audienceThe Proboscidean remains of Ahl al Oughlam consist of limb-bones and juvenile ...
International audienceSeveral detailed studies of the external morphology of the ear region in extin...
textThe morphological diversity of the external and internal surfaces of the petrosal bone, which co...
Recent comparative data reveal that formant frequencies are cues to body size in animals, due to a c...