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Whiskers or
vibrissae (/vəˈbrɪsi/; sg.:
vibrissa; /vəˈbrɪsə/) are a type of stiff,
functional hair used by most
mammals to
sense their environment. These...
- Nia
vibrissa is a
species of
fungus in the
order Agaricales. The
species is
adapted to a
marine environment and is a wood-rotting fungus,
producing small...
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hairs forward while holding them steady,
maximizing their detection. The
vibrissa's angle relative to the flow
seems to be the most
important contributor...
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Korte M,
Egert U (June 1992). "Crossmodal
changes in the
somatosensory vibrissa/barrel
system of
visually deprived animals".
Proceedings of the National...
- PMID 23097513. Muchlinski,
Magdalena N. (June 2010). "A
comparative analysis of
vibrissa count and
infraorbital foramen area in
primates and
other mammals". Journal...
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correlates of the
mystacial vibrissae" and that "one
barrel represents one
vibrissa".
Whereas small non-whisker
areas of
barrel cortex correspond to large...
- outer vertical bristle; inner vertical bristle; postocellar bristles; ocelli; ocellar bristles; compound eye; Frontal or ptilinal suture; antenna; arista;
vibrissa....
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rhythm generation for
other functions in vertebrates. For example, the rat
vibrissa system uses an
unconventional CPG for
whisking movements. "Like
other CPGs...
- 2011, it was
reported that 125,000
copies had been sold. Minimus, a
mouse Vibrissa (Latin for Whisker), the
family cat Flavius, the
father and fort commander...
- from
outer base to tip 75 mm (3.0 in),
midwidth 40 mm (1.6 in);
longest vibrissa 52 mm (2.0 in);
length of head to
extremity of
sagittal crest 180 mm (7...
