480
Index
Intensity, sound, 165-166
Interaural cues, dolphin, 348
Interaural intensity difference, sound
source localization, 69, 350-351
Interaural phase differences, 68-69
Interaural time difference, localization,
68ff, 349-350
Interception, acoustic, 162-163
Interference patterns, biosonar beam formation, 140-141
Jaw claps, dolphin, 165
Jaw fat, sound production, 12
Juveniles, vocalization development,
252ff
Killer whale (Orcinus orca), I
Killer whale calls, sonogram, 26
dialect, 25ff
echolocation, 162-164
feeding behavior, 162-163
passive listening, 247
social groups, 173
sound production, 48, 162
whistle signals, 366
Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale),
10
Lag time, biosonar signal interval, 22,
375ff
Lagenorhynchus acutus, see Atlantic
white-sided dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, see Pacific
whitesided dolphin
Lamb waves, echolocation targets, 389
Laryngeal phonation hypothesis, 119,121
Larynx
biosonar signal generation, 119ff
blue whale, 451, 452, 453-454
cetacean, 158
sound production, 10-11, 119ff
Learning, vocal, 210-212
Lipid denisty, common dolphin, 417
Lipid, see also fat
Long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala
melaena), social sounds, 18
Lower jaw, hearing, 61, 248
Loxodonta africana (African elephant), 55
Lungs, resonance frequency, 169
Magnetic resonance images, dolphin
head,62ff
Magnetic resonance imaging, 101
Malleus, mysticetes, 64
Mandible, fat-filled, 59ff, 121
Marine Mammal Protection Act, 33
Masked thresholds, receiving beam pattern, 352-353
Masking, 161-162, 354ff
audiograms, 342
echolocation and clutter, 383-384
frequency selectivity, 353ff
Matching-to-sample, biosonar discrimination, 400-401
Mate choice, humpback whales, 174
Medial geniculate body, 279
Megaptera novaeanglia, see Humpback
whale
Melon
acoustic lens, 121, 139-140,438-441
biosonar beam formation, I Iff, 13,
119-120, 129-130, 139,365
density, 139-140, 415ff
echolocation, 365
Method of constants, psychophysics,
332-333
Method of limits, psychophysics,
331-332
Midbrain, auditory specializations,
283-284
Middle ear
air volumes, 75-76
cetacean anatomy, 69ff, 72ff
function, cetaceans, 76, 73ff
mysticetes, 72-73
ossicles, 73
Migration, grey whales, 8
song,28ff
Mimicry, killer whale, 25
Minimum audible angle, Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, 59, 347-348
Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), I
vocalization, 3
Model, common dolphin soft tissue, 414ff
echolocation, 409
nasal sacs, 439
sound emission, 433-437
sound production, 409ff
Index
Intensity, sound, 165-166
Interaural cues, dolphin, 348
Interaural intensity difference, sound
source localization, 69, 350-351
Interaural phase differences, 68-69
Interaural time difference, localization,
68ff, 349-350
Interception, acoustic, 162-163
Interference patterns, biosonar beam formation, 140-141
Jaw claps, dolphin, 165
Jaw fat, sound production, 12
Juveniles, vocalization development,
252ff
Killer whale (Orcinus orca), I
Killer whale calls, sonogram, 26
dialect, 25ff
echolocation, 162-164
feeding behavior, 162-163
passive listening, 247
social groups, 173
sound production, 48, 162
whistle signals, 366
Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale),
10
Lag time, biosonar signal interval, 22,
375ff
Lagenorhynchus acutus, see Atlantic
white-sided dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, see Pacific
whitesided dolphin
Lamb waves, echolocation targets, 389
Laryngeal phonation hypothesis, 119,121
Larynx
biosonar signal generation, 119ff
blue whale, 451, 452, 453-454
cetacean, 158
sound production, 10-11, 119ff
Learning, vocal, 210-212
Lipid denisty, common dolphin, 417
Lipid, see also fat
Long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala
melaena), social sounds, 18
Lower jaw, hearing, 61, 248
Loxodonta africana (African elephant), 55
Lungs, resonance frequency, 169
Magnetic resonance images, dolphin
head,62ff
Magnetic resonance imaging, 101
Malleus, mysticetes, 64
Mandible, fat-filled, 59ff, 121
Marine Mammal Protection Act, 33
Masked thresholds, receiving beam pattern, 352-353
Masking, 161-162, 354ff
audiograms, 342
echolocation and clutter, 383-384
frequency selectivity, 353ff
Matching-to-sample, biosonar discrimination, 400-401
Mate choice, humpback whales, 174
Medial geniculate body, 279
Megaptera novaeanglia, see Humpback
whale
Melon
acoustic lens, 121, 139-140,438-441
biosonar beam formation, I Iff, 13,
119-120, 129-130, 139,365
density, 139-140, 415ff
echolocation, 365
Method of constants, psychophysics,
332-333
Method of limits, psychophysics,
331-332
Midbrain, auditory specializations,
283-284
Middle ear
air volumes, 75-76
cetacean anatomy, 69ff, 72ff
function, cetaceans, 76, 73ff
mysticetes, 72-73
ossicles, 73
Migration, grey whales, 8
song,28ff
Mimicry, killer whale, 25
Minimum audible angle, Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, 59, 347-348
Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), I
vocalization, 3
Model, common dolphin soft tissue, 414ff
echolocation, 409
nasal sacs, 439
sound emission, 433-437
sound production, 409ff