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evolution of the auditory system  

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  • In the broadest sense, hearing is the detection, classification (“what”), and localization (“where”) of mechanical disturbances of the surrounding medium. Such disturbances include sound—properly defined as longitudinal pressure waves propagating in an elastic medium—and other mechanical waves. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Auditory System: Evolution of]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-VXK5BHV6-F

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