ATOC (acoustic thermometry of ocean climate),9
false killer whale, 9
Risso's dolphin, 9
sperm whale, 9
Audiogram
Amazon river dolphin, 340-341
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, 338-339
beluga whale, 340-341
Chinese river dolphin, 340-341
Eastern Pacific bottlenose dolphin, 339,
341-342
electrophysiology, 336
false killer whale, 340ff
frequency range, 338
harbor porpoise, 338-339
individual differences, 339-340
killer whale, 339ff
masking, 342
odontocetes, 53-54, 337ff
Pacific bottlenose dolphin, 339
Risso's dolphin, 340ff
Auditory brain structures, baleen vs odontocete size, 279-280
Auditory brainstem response (ABR), 92,
319ff
Amazon river dolphin, 351-352
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin 285-286,
297-298,301-302
auditory function, 295ff
common dolphin, 335-336
dolphin, 285-287
false killer whale, 296-297
hearing sensitivity, 319ff
Auditory CNS, development, 273
Auditory CNS, dolphin, 273ff
event-related potentials, 284-285
phase detection, 288
size of structures, 279-281
temporal resolution, 306-307
timing, 283-284
Auditory cortex, bat, 282-283, 288289
signal processing, 288-289
Auditory evoked potentials, 294, 335336
dolphin, 32ff, 61-62
Auditory filter shape, 317-319, 355,
Index
473
Auditory frequency processing, 317ff
Auditory nerve
fiber diameter, 279, 392
human vs dolphin, 279
morphometry, 92ff
mysticetes, 279
ratio to optic, 93
various species, 279
Auditory pathway, CNS, 32ff, 279ff
Auditory pathway, midbrain, 283-284
Auditory processing, 294ff
bat, 288-289
dolphin, 305
Auditory psychophysics, and ABR compared,34
Auditory scene analysis, 246, 250, 262
Aversive sounds, 8
Backward masking, 344
Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii),
1
Balaena mysticetus, see Bowhead whale
Balaenidae, 1, 4
Balaenoptera acutorostrata, see Minke
whale)
Balaenoptera edeni, see Bryde's whale
Balaenoptera musculus, see Blue whale
Balaenoptera robustus, see Grey whale
Baleen, 1
Baleen whales
auditory nerve, 279
echolocation, 192
hearing, 192
long range communication, 162
see also Mysticetes
social bonds, 174
sound production, 459-461
vocalizations, 192ff
Bangs, 111-112
acoustic prey debilitation, 145
supracranial nasal region, 112
Basilar membrane, 78ff
dimensions and frequency range, 5556, 82-83, 85ff 90ff
spiral laminae, 90
stiffness, 56, 91
thickness and width ratios, 55-56, 87ff,
95-96
false killer whale, 9
Risso's dolphin, 9
sperm whale, 9
Audiogram
Amazon river dolphin, 340-341
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, 338-339
beluga whale, 340-341
Chinese river dolphin, 340-341
Eastern Pacific bottlenose dolphin, 339,
341-342
electrophysiology, 336
false killer whale, 340ff
frequency range, 338
harbor porpoise, 338-339
individual differences, 339-340
killer whale, 339ff
masking, 342
odontocetes, 53-54, 337ff
Pacific bottlenose dolphin, 339
Risso's dolphin, 340ff
Auditory brain structures, baleen vs odontocete size, 279-280
Auditory brainstem response (ABR), 92,
319ff
Amazon river dolphin, 351-352
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin 285-286,
297-298,301-302
auditory function, 295ff
common dolphin, 335-336
dolphin, 285-287
false killer whale, 296-297
hearing sensitivity, 319ff
Auditory CNS, development, 273
Auditory CNS, dolphin, 273ff
event-related potentials, 284-285
phase detection, 288
size of structures, 279-281
temporal resolution, 306-307
timing, 283-284
Auditory cortex, bat, 282-283, 288289
signal processing, 288-289
Auditory evoked potentials, 294, 335336
dolphin, 32ff, 61-62
Auditory filter shape, 317-319, 355,
Index
473
Auditory frequency processing, 317ff
Auditory nerve
fiber diameter, 279, 392
human vs dolphin, 279
morphometry, 92ff
mysticetes, 279
ratio to optic, 93
various species, 279
Auditory pathway, CNS, 32ff, 279ff
Auditory pathway, midbrain, 283-284
Auditory processing, 294ff
bat, 288-289
dolphin, 305
Auditory psychophysics, and ABR compared,34
Auditory scene analysis, 246, 250, 262
Aversive sounds, 8
Backward masking, 344
Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii),
1
Balaena mysticetus, see Bowhead whale
Balaenidae, 1, 4
Balaenoptera acutorostrata, see Minke
whale)
Balaenoptera edeni, see Bryde's whale
Balaenoptera musculus, see Blue whale
Balaenoptera robustus, see Grey whale
Baleen, 1
Baleen whales
auditory nerve, 279
echolocation, 192
hearing, 192
long range communication, 162
see also Mysticetes
social bonds, 174
sound production, 459-461
vocalizations, 192ff
Bangs, 111-112
acoustic prey debilitation, 145
supracranial nasal region, 112
Basilar membrane, 78ff
dimensions and frequency range, 5556, 82-83, 85ff 90ff
spiral laminae, 90
stiffness, 56, 91
thickness and width ratios, 55-56, 87ff,
95-96