Bat Image -- 3-D micro-CT (IMAGE)

University of Western Ontario

Bat Image -- 3-D micro-CT

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Example of the three-dimensional micro-CT image data that was used to examine the anatomy of intact bat specimens. The stylohyal bone (shown in blue) connects the larynx with the bone that surrounds the eardrum (yellow) in bats that use laryngeal echolocation. In this non-echolocating species, the stylohyal passes interior to the bone surrounding the eardrum, without contacting it.

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Robarts Research Institute

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