Beaked whale auditory evoked potential hearing measurements

Several mass strandings of beaked whales have recently been correlated with military exercises involving mid-frequency sonar highlighting unknowns regarding hearing sensitivity in these species. We report the hearing abilities of a stranded juvenile beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus) measured with auditory evoked potentials. The beaked whale’s modulation rate transfer function (MRTF) measured with a 40-kHz carrier showed responses up to an 1,800 Hz amplitude modulation (AM) rate.

This manuscript is a version of an article with the final publication found online at http://www.springerlink.com and may be cited as: Cook, Mandy L. H., René A. Varela, Juli D. Goldstein, Stephen D. McCulloch, Gregory D. Bossart, James J. Finneran, Dorian Houser and David A. Mann (2006) Beaked whale auditory evoked potential hearing measurements, Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology 192:489–495 doi: 10.1007/s00359-005-0086-1

Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1624.

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2006

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2006

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10.1007/s00359-005-0086-1

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2006

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FADT2796070

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Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

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Cook, Mandy L. H.

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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2796070

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Beaked whale auditory evoked potential hearing measurements

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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2796070

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Springer-Verlag.
2006
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Beaked whale auditory evoked potential hearing measurements

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Beaked whale auditory evoked potential hearing measurements