Comparative anatomy of the external and middle ear of palaeognathous birds /
This volume presents a broad comparative anatomical approach towards the functional morphology of the middle ear of palaeognathous birds (ostrich, rhea, tinamous, emu, cassowary, kiwi) and basal neognathous birds. It presents the most complete and thoroughly studied source of material on this field....
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
[1995]
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| Series: | Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology ;
v. 131. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume presents a broad comparative anatomical approach towards the functional morphology of the middle ear of palaeognathous birds (ostrich, rhea, tinamous, emu, cassowary, kiwi) and basal neognathous birds. It presents the most complete and thoroughly studied source of material on this field. For the first time it became possible to develop exact images of "non-structures" like the air-filled spaces of the avian skull by using non-invasive CT-techniques, computer-aided 3D-reconstruction, and morphometry, and to evaluate their functional importance for sound transmission and amplification through the middle ear. A series of air brush drawings represent detailed three-dimensional images of middle ear structures and the pneumatic spaces of the octic region of the skull. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 137 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-129) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783642795923 (electronic bk.) 3642795927 (electronic bk.) |