Killer whale (Orcinus orca) auditory evoked potentials to rhythmic clicks

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 676-691

  Szymanski, M D ^a   Supin, A Ya ^b   Bain, D E ^c   Henry, K R ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SEVERTSOV INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION   (Russian Federation)

^c Marine World Foundation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem response; Brain; Hearing; Killer whale; Orcinus orca; Rate; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; MARINE MAMMAL; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; MAMMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA; TURSIOPS;

EID: 0031680683     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00756.x     Document Type: Article

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