Threshold received sound pressure levels of single 1-2 kHz and 6-7 kHz up-sweeps and down-sweeps causing startle responses in a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 2325-2333

  Kastelein, Ronald A ^a   Steen, Nele ^a   Gransier, Robin ^a   Wensveen, Paul J ^b   De Jong, Christ A F ^c  

^a Sea Mammal Research Company   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SONAR SYSTEMS; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HARBOR PORPOISE; LOW FREQUENCY; MID-FREQUENCY; NAVAL SONAR SYSTEM; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; RESPONSE RATE; SONAR SYSTEM; SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL; SOURCE LEVEL; SUDDEN CHANGE; SWIMMING SPEED;

MAMMALS; SONAR;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PORPOISE; REVIEW; SOUND; SOUND DETECTION; STARTLE REFLEX;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MALE; PHOCOENA; SOUND; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 84858995426     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.3682032     Document Type: Review

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