Risso's dolphin, ATOC, 9
audiogram, 340ff
whistle signals, 366
Rogers, Ginger, 43
Rough tooth dolphin (Steno bredenensis),
biosonar signals, 117, 366
Scarpa's ganglion, 77
Schooling of fish, echolocation target,
170
Seals, vocalleaming, 210-211
Sei whale (Balenoptera borealis), vocalizations, 3-4, 32
Semicircular canals, size, 77
Sexual selection, 174-175
Shape discrimination, biosonar, 396ff
Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala
macrorhynchus)
social sounds, 16
Signal detection theory, psychophysics,
333ff
Signal processing, auditory cortex,
288-289
Signal-noise ratio, biosonar signal level,
378
Signature call, bowhead whale, 199
Signature whistle, 19ff, 36, 111-112, 249
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, 173
toothed whales, 179-180
Skull, blue whale, 452
Skull geometry, biosonar beam formation,
137-138,437ff
Skull, sound production model, 430-432
Social behavior, dolphins, 225ff
Social bonds, 171
Social groups
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, 173
killer whale,173
Social groups, sperm whales, 173
Social signals, detection cues, 246ff
Social sounds
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, 225ff
Atlantic spotted dolphin, 225ff
burst pulses, 22ff
classification, 18
odontocete, 16ff, 111 ff
Sonar, bat, 184
Sonar beam, models, 424-426
Sonar, dolphin, 167
Index
483
Sonar equation, 380-381
Sonar, monostatic vs bistatic, 200
Sonar, see also Echolocation, Biosonar
Sonar, sound production, 438-439
Song
bowhead whales, 29, 196
humpback whale, 28ff, 193ff
moan,29ff
Mysticete whales, 28ff
Sotalia fluviatilis (tucuxi), 5
Sound, absorption, 160-161
Sound conduction, fat in head, 59
Sound emission, model, 433-437
mysticetes, 27ff
Sound intensity, defined, 46
Sound intensity threshold, cetaceans, 47
Sound levels, Atlantic bottlenose dolphin,
165
Sound, path to ear, 276-278
Sound production, and environment, 48
baleen whales, 459-461
bilateral asymmetry, 134
blue whale, 28, 409, 44Iff
cavitation, 131-132, 144-145
focusing by fat, 12
friction mechanism, 129ff
head anatomy, 11-12, 126ff
mechanisms, 10ff, 109ff, 129ff, 158,
409ff
multiple generators, 134
nasal sacs, 439-440
odontocete, 158
skull, 430-432
soft tissue model, 430-432
sonar, 438-439
sperm whale, 12ff, 122ff, 186-188
upper frequency limit, 68
Sound propagation, underwater, 160-161
Sound shadow, sound source localization,
351
Sound
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, 225ff
Atlantic spotted dolphin, 225ff
cetaceans, 53, 67-68
common dolphin,
cues, 348
dolphin, 62 410ff
effects on cetaceans, 9ff
intensity, 165-166
audiogram, 340ff
whistle signals, 366
Rogers, Ginger, 43
Rough tooth dolphin (Steno bredenensis),
biosonar signals, 117, 366
Scarpa's ganglion, 77
Schooling of fish, echolocation target,
170
Seals, vocalleaming, 210-211
Sei whale (Balenoptera borealis), vocalizations, 3-4, 32
Semicircular canals, size, 77
Sexual selection, 174-175
Shape discrimination, biosonar, 396ff
Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala
macrorhynchus)
social sounds, 16
Signal detection theory, psychophysics,
333ff
Signal processing, auditory cortex,
288-289
Signal-noise ratio, biosonar signal level,
378
Signature call, bowhead whale, 199
Signature whistle, 19ff, 36, 111-112, 249
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, 173
toothed whales, 179-180
Skull, blue whale, 452
Skull geometry, biosonar beam formation,
137-138,437ff
Skull, sound production model, 430-432
Social behavior, dolphins, 225ff
Social bonds, 171
Social groups
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, 173
killer whale,173
Social groups, sperm whales, 173
Social signals, detection cues, 246ff
Social sounds
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, 225ff
Atlantic spotted dolphin, 225ff
burst pulses, 22ff
classification, 18
odontocete, 16ff, 111 ff
Sonar, bat, 184
Sonar beam, models, 424-426
Sonar, dolphin, 167
Index
483
Sonar equation, 380-381
Sonar, monostatic vs bistatic, 200
Sonar, see also Echolocation, Biosonar
Sonar, sound production, 438-439
Song
bowhead whales, 29, 196
humpback whale, 28ff, 193ff
moan,29ff
Mysticete whales, 28ff
Sotalia fluviatilis (tucuxi), 5
Sound, absorption, 160-161
Sound conduction, fat in head, 59
Sound emission, model, 433-437
mysticetes, 27ff
Sound intensity, defined, 46
Sound intensity threshold, cetaceans, 47
Sound levels, Atlantic bottlenose dolphin,
165
Sound, path to ear, 276-278
Sound production, and environment, 48
baleen whales, 459-461
bilateral asymmetry, 134
blue whale, 28, 409, 44Iff
cavitation, 131-132, 144-145
focusing by fat, 12
friction mechanism, 129ff
head anatomy, 11-12, 126ff
mechanisms, 10ff, 109ff, 129ff, 158,
409ff
multiple generators, 134
nasal sacs, 439-440
odontocete, 158
skull, 430-432
soft tissue model, 430-432
sonar, 438-439
sperm whale, 12ff, 122ff, 186-188
upper frequency limit, 68
Sound propagation, underwater, 160-161
Sound shadow, sound source localization,
351
Sound
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, 225ff
Atlantic spotted dolphin, 225ff
cetaceans, 53, 67-68
common dolphin,
cues, 348
dolphin, 62 410ff
effects on cetaceans, 9ff
intensity, 165-166