Electrical Output of Lizard Ear: Relation to Hair-Cell Population

26 November 1965

journal article
research article
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 150 (3700) , 1172-1174
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.150.3700.1172

Abstract

Cochlear potentials measured in several species of lizard show a close correlation between maximum electrical output and number of hair cells, whereas there is no uniform relation to sensitivity. These results are interpreted as indicating structural differentiation and frequency discrimination in spatial terms in the more advanced lizard ears.