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J Braga1, J-M Loubes2, D Descouens3

  • 1Hominid Evolutionary Biology, AMIS-UMR 5288 CNRS, University of Toulouse (Paul Sabatier), Toulouse, France; Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Plos One
|June 18, 2015
PubMed
Summary

Auditory sensitivity in apes evolved significantly, with human ancestors showing unique cochlear changes. These findings reveal evolutionary pathways in hearing organs and aid in identifying hominid fossil groups.

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