Disproportionate Cochlear Length in Genus Homo Shows a High Phylogenetic Signal during Apes' Hearing Evolution.

Changes in lifestyles and body weight affected mammal life-history evolution but little is known about how they shaped species' sensory systems. Since auditory sensitivity impacts communication tasks and environmental acoustic awareness, it may have represented a deciding factor during mammal e...

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Main Authors: J Braga, J-M Loubes, D Descouens, J Dumoncel, J F Thackeray, J-L Kahn, F de Beer, A Riberon, K Hoffman, P Balaresque, E Gilissen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4471221?pdf=render