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1 Sep 2017: Many of the features of the middle ear, such as the "freely-mobile" ossicular morphology and the lack of a stapedius muscle, are shared with other subterranean mammals, which might lead ... are actually shared with its non-subterranean caviomorph

8 Mar 2011: insertion of the malleus into the tympanic membrane, as found in cats and humans, is functionally related to a change in the vibratory mode of the malleus and incus. ... However, there are some differences between what Puria & Steele observe in cats and

15 Nov 2016: Burford, C.M. & Mason, M.J. (2016) Early development of the malleus and incus in humans. ... It proved to be very difficult to determine the pharyngeal arch origins of the ossicles at the mesenchymal stages of development.

18 Apr 2019: I CT-scanned this fossil and painstakingly reconstructed the skull. We argue in this paper that the skull is actually a fossil described by famous palaeontologist Robert Broom in 1948, but

8 Mar 2011: Dr. Matthew Mason: Further Information. University Physiologist Tel: 44 (0)1223 333829, Fax: 44 (0)1223 333840, E-mail: mjm68@cam.ac.uk. Van Dijk, P., Narins, P.M. & Mason, M.J. (2003) Physiological vulnerability of distortion product otoacoustic

2 Jan 2015: North America and Eurasia, and the golden moles (order Afrosoricida, family Chrysochloridae), which occupy a similar ecological niche in sub-Saharan Africa. ... The existing information on the middle ear structures of these animals is reviewed, and some

6 Feb 2020: Mason, M.J., Wenger, L.M.D., Hammer, Ø. & Blix, A.S. (2020) Structure and function of respiratory turbinates in phocid seals. ... Polar seals have much more complex maxilloturbinate bones than the warmer-water monk seals, with a higher surface area and

10 Feb 2018: Their fossil record is scanty so little is known about the origin and evolution of these characteristics. ... We discuss the implications of these features in terms of golden mole and afrotherian evolution.

8 Mar 2011: females. Given that there are no obvious differences between the inner ears of male and female bullfrogs which might result in a significant difference in impedance, we conclude that models of

8 Mar 2011: Van Dijk, P., Mason, M.J. & Narins, P.M. (2002) Distortion product otoacoustic emissions in frogs: correlation with middle and inner ear properties. ... We recorded DPOAEs from Rana pipiens and Xenopus laevis, but not from Scaphiopus couchii or Bombina

2 Jun 2017: The enlarged middle ears of kangaroo rats and gerbils in particular have been well-described, but other desert mammals have received much less attention. ... sufficient evolutionary pressure for the development of hypertrophied middle ears.

1 Feb 2013: Journal of Laryngology & Otology 127: 2-14. In this paper, we consider the middle ear apparatus of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals and note that in each case there is some ... We go on to consider the evidence for flexibility within the human

21 Jan 2015: The auditory ossicles are illustrated, and the paper also includes photomicrographs and X-rays of chrysochlorid ears. ... Part (a) should read Chrysochloris stuhlmanni and part (b) should read Chrysochloris asiatica.

13 Nov 2012: Journal of Laryngology & Otology: in press. In this paper, we consider the middle ear apparatus of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals and note that in each case there is some degree ... We go on to consider the evidence for flexibility within the

31 Aug 2011: Mason, M.J., Wang, M. & Narins, P.M. (2009) Structure and function of the middle ear apparatus of the aquatic frog, Xenopus laevis. ... across a range of frequencies, this resembling the relationship between tympanic membrane and footplate movement

8 Mar 2011: with crocodiles and alligators from Museum collections in order to see whether genus can viably be transferred. ... The results were surprising and could revolutionize the terminology of these forceps.

8 Mar 2011: We discuss anatomical adaptations subserving, or potentially subserving, seismic sensitivity, and the relative merits of using the auditory rather than the somatosensory system for this purpose. ... Mason & Narins (2009) contains updated information and

25 Apr 2011: Exp. Physiol. 95, 1026–1032. In that paper, the authors claim that they have identified a sex difference between the amount that men and women sweat when subject to different intensities ... 2max. If the same data are re-analyzed and compared against

8 Mar 2011: Although we had suspected from previous anatomical and behavioural studies that golden moles are sensitive to low-frequency vibrations, this had never been tested on live animals. ... The thumpers were playing vibratory sounds recorded as wind passed

8 Apr 2011: 2011) Mechanics of the frog ear. Hearing Research 273: 46-58. In this paper, we review the structure and function of the frog middle and inner ears, going on to use ... Comparisons are made with similar measurements from the mammalian ear, and functional