Automatic gain control in the echolocation system of dolphins

Nature

Volumn 423, Issue 6942, 2003, Pages 861-863

  Au, Whitlow W L ^a   Benoit Bird, Kelly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; GAIN CONTROL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SONAR;

ECHOLOCATION SYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AMPLITUDE; BIOACOUSTICS; DOLPHIN; ECHOLOCATION; SONAR;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BAT; DOLPHIN; ECHOLOCATION; HEARING ACUITY; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; DOLPHINS; ECHOLOCATION; HEARING; SOUND; TRANSPORTATION; WHALES;

CORYPHAENIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0038818064     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01727     Document Type: Article

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