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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 audi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Au, Whitlow W. L.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Fay, Richard R., Popper, Arthur N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint : Springer, 2000.
Series:Springer handbook of auditory research ; 12.
Subjects:
Life sciences.
Medicine.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Hearing in Whales and Dolphins: An Overview
  • Whitlow W.L. Au
  • Cetacean Ears
  • Darlene R. Ketten
  • In Search of Impulse Sound Sources in Odontocetes
  • Ted W. Cranford
  • Communication and Acoustic Behavior of Dolphins and Whales
  • Acoustics and Social Behavior of Wild Dolphins: Implications for a Sound Society
  • Denise L. Herzing
  • The Auditory Central Nervous System of Dolphins
  • Sam H. Ridgway
  • Electrophysiological Measures of Auditory Processing in Odontocetes
  • William F. Dolphin
  • Psychoacoustic Studies of Dolphin and Whale Hearing
  • Paul. E. Nachtigall, David W. Lemonds, Herbert L. Roitblat
  • Echolocation in Dolphins
  • Whitlow W.L. Au
  • Acoustic Models of Sound Production and Propagation
  • James Aroyan, Mark A. McDonald, S.C. Webb, J.A. Hildebrand, David Clark, Joy S. Reidenbert.