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9780387949062

Hearing by Whales and Dolphins

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  • ISBN13:

    9780387949062

  • ISBN10:

    0387949062

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-06-01
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag

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Summary

Cetaceans inhabit oceans, seas and even some rivers throughout the world. Hearing and sound production are thought to serve crucial functions in the behavior, natural history or life cycle of all of these animals. Although difficulties in studying large aquatic animals have limited experimental auditory research on many species, knowledge about the acoustic behavior of these animals has been increasing dramatically. In this volume, experts in different areas of the field provide an overview of the bioacoustics of whales and dolphins as well as a thorough introduction to the subject for investigators of hearing in other animals. Topics covered include the structure and function of cetacean auditory systems, the unique sound production system of odontocetes, acoustic communication, psychoacoustics, echolocation and models of sound propagation.

Table of Contents

Series Preface ix
Preface xi
Contributors xv
Hearing in Whales and Dolphins: An Overview
1(42)
Whitlow W.L. Au
Cetacean Ears
43(66)
Darlene R. Ketten
In Search of Impulse Sound Sources in Odontocetes
109(47)
Ted W. Cranford
Communication and Acoustic Behavior of Dolphins and Whales
156(69)
Peter L. Tyack
Christopher W. Clark
Acoustics and Social Behavior of Wild Dolphins: Implications for a Sound Society
225(48)
Denise L. Herzing
The Auditory Central Nervous System of Dolphins
273(21)
Sam H. Ridgway
Electrophysiological Measures of Auditory Processing in Odontocetes
294(36)
William Ford Dolphin
Psychoacoustic Studies of Dolphin and Whale Hearing
330(34)
Paul E. Nachtigall
David W. Lemonds
Herbert L. Roitblat
Echolocation in Dolphins
364(45)
Whitlow W.L. Au
Acoustic Models of Sound Production and Propagation
409(62)
James L. Aroyan
Mark A. McDonald
Spain C. Webb
John A. Hildebrand
David Clark
Jeffrey T. Laitman
Joy S. Reidenberg
Index 471

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