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Tapered whiskers are required for active tactile sensation

Many mammals forage and burrow in dark constrained spaces. Touch through facial whiskers is important during these activities, but the close quarters makes whisker deployment challenging. The diverse shapes of facial whiskers reflect distinct ecological niches. Rodent whiskers are conical, often wit...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Hires, Samuel Andrew, Pammer, Lorenz, Svoboda, Karel, Golomb, David
Materialtyp: Artigo
Språk:Inglês
Publicerad: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2013
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Länkar:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828597/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24252879
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.01350
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