... potentials and evoked otoacoustic emissions. All DS-compensating bats possess a mechanical resonance system, which is the basis for the auditory fovea, a highly expanded frequency representation in the range of CF 2 . Therefore, we propose similar influences on the foveal resonance system in the cochlea...

... of three Fukomys species reveal a highly restricted hearing range. Hearing sensitivity Subterranean mammals Sound localization Auditory fovea Inner ear Middle ear African mole-rats of the genus Fukomys spend their entire life in underground tunnel systems. The aphotic subterranean...