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external ear

external ear The external ear, in this packet’s context, is the dolphin’s outer ear canal and its surrounding fatty, vascular, and nerve-rich tissues.

The external ear, in this packet’s context, is the dolphin’s outer ear canal and its surrounding fatty, vascular, and nerve-rich tissues. Together these structures help conduct sound and also appear to function as a complex somatosensory system adapted to underwater hearing and mechanosensation.

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Drafting source: De Vreese Steffen; Graïc Jean-Marie; Mazzariol Sandro; Huggenberger Stefan; Fogli Marco; Luzzati Federico; Corona Cristiano; Favole Alessandra; Cerdà-Domènech Marc; Frigola Jaime; André Michel. Peripheral anatomy of the dolphin ear and associated nervous structures: Insights from macroscopic dissection, DICE-µCT, histology, and confocal microscopy. 2026; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0350484; article XML SHA-256 78e6e840845e6883febe53dfb51ddb630152db9d988a261d99b9711a093e242b. “Peripheral anatomy of the dolphin ear and associated nervous structures: Insights from macroscopic dissection, DICE-µCT, histology, and confocal microscopy” (10.1371/journal.pone.0350484).
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