%0 Journal Article
%T Antlers Are Shaped as Elements of Concave Surfaces that Reflect and Concentrate Incoming Sounds
%A Michelangelo Rossetto
%J Natural Science
%P 469-473
%@ 2150-4105
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ns.2021.1311039
%X In 1917 DĄŻArcy Thompson observed that the pair of antlers of a red deer, a sambur or a wapiti Make up between them a single surface that is more or less spherical or occasionally an ellipsoidal surface. The palmated antlers of the moose are explored to provide an exam-ple of how antlers can be instrumental in lowering the threshold sensitivity of hearing.
%K Moose
%K Antlers
%K Mating
%K Acoustics
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=113434