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| catfishes and minnows; bones modified from first few vertebrae and precesses |
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Term
| weberian apparatus connects to |
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Definition
| gas bladder and labyrinth |
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Term
| gas bladder function w/ weberian apparatus |
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Definition
| transducer: gas is compressible and pulsates w/ sound waves; motion translates to labyrinth by apparatus |
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Term
| fishes w/ weberian apparatus |
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Definition
| much more sensitve to sound, esp in high frequencies |
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Term
| role of weberian apparatus in sound perception |
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Definition
| not tested; removal of ossicles reduced sensitivity and bandwidth, dont know if ossicles actually move |
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