论文信息 - Morphology and unbiased stereology of the lateral superior olive in the short‐beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis (Cetacea, Delphinidae)

Morphology and unbiased stereology of the lateral superior olive in the short‐beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis (Cetacea, Delphinidae)

In all mammals, the superior olivary complex (SOC) comprises a group of auditory brainstem nuclei that are important for sound localization. Its principal nuclei, the lateral superior olive (LSO) and the medial superior olive (MSO) process interaural time and intensity differences, which are the main cues for sound localization in the horizontal plane. Toothed whales (odontocetes) rely heavily on hearing and echolocation for foraging, orientation, and communication and localize sound with great acuity. The investigation of the SOC in odontocetes provides insight into adaptations to underwater hearing and echolocation. However, quantitative anatomical data for odontocetes are currently lacking. We quantified the volume, total neuron number, and neuron density of the LSO of six common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) using the Cavalieri principle and the unbiased stereology optical fractionator. Our results show that the LSO in D. delphis has a volume of 150 + (SD = 27) mm3, which is on average 69 (SEM = 19) times larger than the LSO in human, or 37 (SEM = 11) times larger than the human LSO and MSO combined. The LSO of D. delphis contains 20,876 ± (SD = 3300) neurons. In comparison, data reported for the human brainstem indicate the LSO has only about ¼ that number but about the same number for the LSO and MSO combined (21,100). LSO neurons range from 21 to 25 μm (minor axis) and from 44 to 61 μm (major axis) in transverse sections. The LSO neuron packing density is 1080 ± (SD = 204) neurons/mm3, roughly half of the LSO neuron density in human. SMI‐32‐immunohistochemistry was used to visualize projection neurons in the LSO and revealed the presence of principal, marginal, and multipolar neurons in transverse sections. The distinct morphology of the LSO likely reflects the common dolphin's superb sensitivity to ultra‐high frequencies and ability to detect and analyze sounds and their location as part of its underwater spatial localization and echolocation tasks.

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