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21 Oct 2019: Mason, M.J. & Gayton, A.M. (2019) Flipping physiology: can we teach physiology in a different way? ... Physiology News 116: 31-33. This short report for the magazine of the Physiological Society looks at "flipped classroom" lecturing.

3 Jul 2015: Mason, M.J. & Narins, P.M. (2010) Seismic sensitivity and communication in subterranean mammals. ... The chapter subheadings are:. 1. Introduction. 2. Seismic communication and echolocation in spalacid mole-rats.

3 Apr 2019: We demonstrated this through multiple lines of enquiry: the failure of the frogs to respond behaviourally to call playback, the lack of auditory brainstem response to the call frequencies, and finally ... Most male frogs call to signal their presence to

29 Jun 2020: Malkemper, E.P., Mason, M.J. & Burda, H. (2020) Functional anatomy of the middle and inner ears of the red fox, in comparison to domestic dogs and cats. ... Generally speaking, the ear structures of these animals did not differ very much, although foxes

22 Jun 2017: We worked with students to produce online resources for use in first-year undergraduate practical classes, including the physiology classes which I lead. ... We discuss the influence of prior educational background on the students, and also the

20 Feb 2012: Mammalian Biology 73: 330-334. In this short study, we examine and describe the middle ear apparatus of two species of dormice, Glis glis and Muscardinus avellanarius, comparing these with the ... We provide the first photomicrographs of the ossicular

13 Apr 2019: Mason, M.J., Cornwall, H.L. & Smith, E.S. (2016) Ear structures of the naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber, and its relatives (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). ... In this paper, we describe the middle and inner ears of both neonatal and adult naked mole-rats,

30 Sep 2009: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. Further information. Mason, M.J. & Narins, P.M. ... Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge. Information provided by.

2 Dec 2011: Lavender, D., Taraskin, S.N. & Mason, M.J. (2011) Mass distribution and rotational inertia of "microtype" and "freely mobile" middle ear ossicles in rodents. ... We also calculate principal axes for these ossicles and discuss alternative interpretations

20 Feb 2012: the guinea-pig and chinchilla) and subterranean (e.g. the tuco-tuco and Spalacopus). ... a whole, and cannot therefore be considered to be specializations for a subterranean lifestyle.

29 Jun 2020: Journal of Anatomy 236: 809-826. This project represented a collaboration between an Argentinian research group and myself. ... It did indeed show some similarities, but the species with the largest middle ear cavity, in relative and absolute terms, was

10 Feb 2012: investigate the chemical structure of the shells of the linguliform brachiopods Lingula anatina and Discinisca tenuis. ... and crystallographically well ordered mineral, suggests that GAGs may have a central role in directing bone mineralization in

18 May 2011: The group 1 moles, which tend to show some above-ground activity, include Neurotrichus, Parascalops and Condylura. ... Group 3 includes only the little-known Asian genera Parascaptor and Scaptochirus, which have hypertrophied ossicles.

8 Mar 2011: 2006) Ossicular density in golden moles (Chrysochloridae). Journal of Comparative Physiology A 192: 1349-1357. ... Although known to be large and heavy, in this study we addressed the question of whether these ossicles are also more dense than typical

21 Mar 2017: The functional anatomy of the middle ear of fossorial mammals was reinterpreted, and the evolution of the middle ear apparatus in these species was discussed. ... Chapters:. Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Material and Methods. Chapter 3: Anatomy of

8 Mar 2011: Mason, M.J., Lai, F.W.S., Li, J.-G. & Nevo, E. (2010) Middle ear structure and bone conduction in Spalax, Eospalax and Tachyoryctes mole-rats (Rodentia: Spalacidae). ... 3) A fluid-based transmission pathway, whereby mandibular vibration sets the

8 Mar 2011: Low anatomical lever ratios and the loss of middle ear muscles are also commonly observed in subterranean species. ... to subserve a form of seismic sensitivity (see Mason, 2003b, and other papers on my publication list).

7 Aug 2015: Mason, M.J. (2015) Functional morphology of rodent middle ears. In: Evolution of the Rodents: Advances in Phylogeny, Functional Morphology and Development, pp. ... This book chapter contains a comprehensive review of middle ear morphology in all major

8 Mar 2011: Mason, M.J. (2003b) Bone conduction and seismic sensitivity in golden moles (Chrysochloridae). ... A model of bone conduction was developed, based on that of Bárány (1938), and measurements from from golden mole middle ears were applied into it.