Ontogenetic investigation of underwater hearing capabilities in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) using a dual testing approach

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 2580-2589

  Lavender, Ashley L ^a   Bartol, Soraya M ^b   Bartol, Ian K ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory evoked potentials; Behavioral audiograms; Operant conditioning; Sea turtle hearing

Indexed keywords

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; ENVIRONMENT; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEARING; HEARING TEST; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TURTLE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ENVIRONMENT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; HEARING; HEARING TESTS; TURTLES; WATER;

EID: 84921326418     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.096651     Document Type: Article

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