Sound attenuation in the ear of domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) as a result of beak opening

Because the quadrate and the eardrum are connected, the hypothesis was tested that birds attenuate the transmission of sound through their ears by opening the bill, which potentially serves as an additional protective mechanism for self-generated vocalizations. In domestic chickens, it was examined...

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Main Authors: Pieter G. G. Muyshondt, Raf Claes, Peter Aerts, Joris J. J. Dirckx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2017-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.171286