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| Hast, M.H. | |
| The larynx of roaring and non-roaring cats | |
| 1989 Journal of Anatomy (163): 117-121 | |
Dissections were made of the larynges of 14 species of the cat family, with representative specimens from all _genera._ It was found that the vocal folds of the larynx of genus _Panthera_ (with the exception of the snow leopard) from the basic structure of a sound generator well-designed to produce a high acoustical energy. Combined with an efficient sound radiator (vocal tract) that can be adjusted in length, a _Panthera_ can use its vocal instrument literally to blow its own horn with a 'roar'. Also, it is proposed that laryngeal morphology can be used as an anatomical character in mammalian taxonomy. |
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