This mechanism was improved by incorporating a reduced stubby hyomandibular bone into the line of transmission. The hyomandibular became an ear ossicle and is known in tetrapods except mammals as the ...
How do cells forming organs or repairing tissues know when to stop growing? Adhesion receptors act as molecular fingertips that sense the environment and then coordinate behaviors.
It "hears" with its "columella," an ossicle organ that helps it sense vibrations from movement. These vibrations can initiate mating or warn other pythons of a possible other snake vying for ...