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... mammals do . The chemical senses and the place of chemoreception in the lives of birds— as well as reptiles and amphibians - deserve much more study than they have received up to now . Mammals . Chemoreceptively , mammals are the best ...
... mammals do . The chemical senses and the place of chemoreception in the lives of birds— as well as reptiles and amphibians - deserve much more study than they have received up to now . Mammals . Chemoreceptively , mammals are the best ...
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... mammals can move the pinna back and forth to regulate in some degree the en- trance of sounds to the auditory meatus , which transmits the sounds inward to the tympanic membranes . In some mammals , such as many of the marine types ...
... mammals can move the pinna back and forth to regulate in some degree the en- trance of sounds to the auditory meatus , which transmits the sounds inward to the tympanic membranes . In some mammals , such as many of the marine types ...
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... mammals . Because most of the mammals in which hearing has been studied by laboratory methods are small , much less is known about the auditory capabili- ties of large ones , even of such domesticated animals as horses and cows ...
... mammals . Because most of the mammals in which hearing has been studied by laboratory methods are small , much less is known about the auditory capabili- ties of large ones , even of such domesticated animals as horses and cows ...
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