Fink B R
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1978 Sep-Oct;87(5 Pt 1):595-605. doi: 10.1177/000348947808700501.
Review of the logistics of energy supply in animals indicates that the advent of the larynx was part of a response to an earlier energy crisis. It permitted a major increase in the flow of energy available to the organism and became the mechanical control point and rate-limiting factor of the increased inflow. Phylogenetically, a succession of structural innovations steadily enhanced the flow capacity of the larynx and rendered the mechanism more versatile, most recently with the accrual of phonation (in mammals), pressurized closure (in primates and odontocetes), and vocal formants and efficiency (in man). The larynx is thus a marker of the animal's capabilities for energy intake, energy utilization and information emmission and, apparently, of the size and complexity of the brain. Today's energy crises appear to continue those of the past.
对动物能量供应物流的回顾表明，喉部的出现是对早期能量危机的一种反应的一部分。它使生物体可用能量的流动大幅增加，并成为能量增加流入的机械控制点和限速因素。从系统发育的角度来看，一系列结构创新不断提高了喉部的流动能力，并使该机制更加通用，最近随着发声（在哺乳动物中）、加压闭合（在灵长类动物和齿鲸中）以及元音共振峰和效率（在人类中）的积累。因此，喉部是动物能量摄入、能量利用和信息发射能力的标志，显然也是大脑大小和复杂性的标志。当今的能源危机似乎延续了过去的危机。
