Evolution of the cochlea and high-frequency hearing (> 20 kHz; ultrasonic to humans) in
mammals has been a subject of research for many years. Recent advances in …

An enormous amount of data is available on the structure and function of the mammalian
cochlea and mammalian hearing characteristics. Most of this knowledge is derived from …

Mammals hear across a greater range of auditory frequencies than other vertebrates, which
was made possible through major modifications of sound transmission and processing …

The hearing organs of amniote vertebrates show large differences in their size and structure
between the species' groups. In spite of this, their performance in terms of hearing sensitivity …

The hearing organ of the inner ear was the last of the paired sense organs of amniotes to
undergo formative evolution. As a mechanical sensory organ, the inner-ear hearing organ's …

Mammals are unique in being the only group of amniotes that can hear sounds in the upper
frequency range (> 12 kHz), yet details about the evolutionary development of hearing …

This review summarizes paleontological data as well as studies on the morphology,
function, and molecular evolution of the cochlea of living mammals (monotremes …

The coiled cochlea is a key evolutionary innovation of modern therian mammals. We report
that the Late Jurassic mammal Dryolestes, a relative to modern therians, has derived bony …

Comparative auditory studies make it possible both to understand the origins of modern ears
and the factors underlying the similarities and differences in their performance. After all …

Direct evidence regarding the evolution of vertebrate hearing is available only through the
examination of fossils. The fossilized bony anatomy of the middle ear and otic capsule can …