Talk:Tragus (ear)

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This article gives nothing on what the purpose of the Tragus is. Whether its for deflecting sound or keeping foreign materials out of the ear. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.146.29.77 (talk • contribs) April 15, 2007

It does now. --AycliffeAngel (talk) 18:41, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article needs the plural form for tragus.Questseven (talk) 14:42, 1 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The role of the external ear in vertical sound localization in the free flying bat, Eptesicus fuscus. ^[1]

Outside and Inside Bats.^[2]

Ontogeny, Functional Ecology, and Evolution of Bats.^[3] Nordliam (talk) 01:15, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "The role of the external ear in vertical sound localization in the free flying bat, Eptesicus fuscus". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 121 (4): 2227–2235. 2007-03-30
^ Markle, Sandra (2004-10-01). Outside and Inside Bats. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.
^ "Ontogeny, Functional Ecology, and Evolution of Bats". Journal of Mammalogy. 83 (2): 628–630. 2002-01-01.

[1] "The role of the external ear in vertical sound localization in the free flying bat, Eptesicus fuscus". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 121 (4): 2227–2235. 2007-03-30

[2] Markle, Sandra (2004-10-01). Outside and Inside Bats. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.

[3] "Ontogeny, Functional Ecology, and Evolution of Bats". Journal of Mammalogy. 83 (2): 628–630. 2002-01-01.

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