Chapter title |
Measuring Hearing in Wild Beluga Whales.
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Chapter number | 88 |
Book title |
The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_88 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-2980-1, 978-1-4939-2981-8
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Authors |
T. Aran Mooney, Manuel Castellote, Lori Quakenbush, Roderick Hobbs, Caroline Goertz, Eric Gaglione, Mooney, T. Aran, Castellote, Manuel, Quakenbush, Lori, Hobbs, Roderick, Goertz, Caroline, Gaglione, Eric |
Editors |
Arthur N. Popper, Anthony Hawkins |
Abstract |
We measured the hearing abilities of seven wild beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) during a collection-and-release experiment in Bristol Bay, AK. Here we summarize the methods and initial data from one animal and discuss the implications of this experiment. Audiograms were collected from 4 to 150 kHz. The animal with the lowest threshold heard best at 80 kHz and demonstrated overall good hearing from 22 to 110 kHz. The robustness of the methodology and data suggest that the auditory evoked potential audiograms can be incorporated into future collection-and-release health assessments. Such methods may provide high-quality results for multiple animals, facilitating population-level audiograms and hearing measures in new species. |
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