Characteristics of echolocating bats' auditory stereocilia length, compared with other mammals

Qian Yao; Jin Yao Zeng; Yong Mei Zheng; Julia Latham; Bing Liang; Lei Jiang; Shu Yi Zhang

doi:10.1007/s11427-007-0055-8

Characteristics of echolocating bats' auditory stereocilia length, compared with other mammals

Qian Yao
, Jin Yao Zeng
, Yong Mei Zheng
, Julia Latham
, Bing Liang
, Lei Jiang^*
, Shu Yi Zhang

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The stereocilia of the Organ of Corti in 4 different echolocating bats, Myotis adversus, Murina leucogaster, Nyctalus plancyi (Nyctalus velutinus), and Rhinolophus ferrumequinum were observed by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Stereocilia lengths were estimated for comparison with those of non-echolocating mammals. The specialized lengths of outer hair cells (OHC) stereocilia in echolocating bats were shorter than those of non-echolocating mammals. The specialized lengths of inner hair cells (IHC) stereocilia were longer than those of outer hair cells stereocilia in the Organ of Corti of echolocating bats. These characteristics of the auditory stereocilia length of echolocating bats represent the fine architecture of the electromotility process, helping to adapt to high frequency sound and echolocation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	492-496
Number of pages	5
Journal	Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences
Volume	50
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-007-0055-8
State	Published - Aug 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Cochlea
Echolocating bats
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Stereocilia

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Characteristics of echolocating bats' auditory stereocilia length, compared with other mammals

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