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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: 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

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 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.

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

29 Nov 2011: The following stipends and scales of stipends are determined by the General Board:. ... Medicine. Biochemistry. Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience. Computer Laboratory. Plant Sciences. Earth Sciences.

8 Mar 2011: Amblysomus species, and the greatly hypertrophied ossicles of e.g. Chrysochloris or Eremitalpa (as described in Mason, 2003a). ... 1995) model which predicts high-frequency hearing limit, and the Bárány (1938) model of inertial bone conduction.

18 May 2011: the stapedius muscle would also be missing and any response must come from the tensor contraction.

8 Mar 2011: The operculum. Journal of Experimental Biology 205: 3167-3176. The otic operculum is a cartilaginous element which shares the oval window with the stapes footplate in many frogs (and some salamanders).

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