Hearing in primitive primates: Slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) and potto (Perodicticus potto).
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The behavioral audiograms of slow loris and potto were determined by the technique of conditioned suppression, and the auditory characteristics of Prosimians then estimated by combining the data with that of bushbaby. It is concluded that high-frequency hearing, low-frequency sensitivity, and total area of the audible field are well correlated with phyletic level, while lowest threshold and best frequency are not. Furthermore, the relation of high-frequency hearing to ecological demands for accurate sound localization is supported.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of comparative and physiological psychology
دوره 71 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1970