Marine Mammal Sensory Systems

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Morphological and Histochemical Features of Odontocete Visual Neocortex: Immunocytochemical Analysis of Pyramidal and Non-Pyramidal Populations of Neurons....Pages 1-38
Fiber Analysis of the Optic and Cochlear Nerves of Small Cetaceans....Pages 39-52
The Cetacean Ear: Form, Frequency, and Evolution....Pages 53-75
Structure, Function, and Adaptation of the Manatee Ear....Pages 77-95
The Cornea as an Optical Element in the Cetacean Eye....Pages 97-106
Micromapping of the Fur Seal’s Somatosensory Cerebral Cortex....Pages 107-117
Retinal Topography in the Walrus ( Odobenus Rosmarus Divergence ) and Fur Seal ( Callorhinus Ursinus )....Pages 119-135
Histological Characteristics and Distribution of Ganglion Cells in the Retinae of the Dall’s Porpoise and Minke Whale....Pages 137-145
Functional Anatomy of the Nasal System in the Bottlenose Dolphin....Pages 147-177
Prenatal Development of the Peripheral Part of the Auditory System in Mammals of Different Ecology....Pages 179-195
Auditory Brainstem Responses in the Harbor Porpoise ( Phocoena Phocoena )....Pages 197-211
Auditory Sensitivity of a Chinese River Dolphin, Lipotes Vexillifer ....Pages 213-221
Periphery Auditory Analysis of Short Acoustic Pulses in Dolphins....Pages 223-233
Mechanisms of Signal Discrimination and Identification in the Auditory System of Tursiops Truncatus ....Pages 235-240
Detection of Tone Glides by the Beluga Whale....Pages 241-247
Underwater Hearing in Seals: The Role of the Outer Ear....Pages 249-256
Electrophysiological Study of the Interaural Intensity Difference and Interaural Time-Delay in Dolphins....Pages 257-267
Electrophysiological Study of Sound Conduction in Dolphins....Pages 269-276
Selective Hearing Adaptation to Paired Pulses in Tursiops Truncatus ....Pages 277-286
Frequency Resolving Power of the Auditory System in a Bottlenose Dolphin ( Tursiops Truncatus )....Pages 287-293
Low-Frequency Phase Sensitivity in the Auditory System of a Dolphin....Pages 295-298
The Rate with which a Harbor Porpoise Uses Echolocation at Night....Pages 299-315
The Line Segment Transform and Sequential Hypothesis Testing in Dolphin Echolocation....Pages 317-355
Target Sonar Discrimination Cues....Pages 357-376
Role of Echolocation in Organization of Goal-Directed Behavior in Dolphins....Pages 377-392
A Language to Describe the Structure of Pulsed Sounds in Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops Truncatus Montagu)....Pages 393-414
The Functioning of the Echolocation System of Tursiops Truncatus During Noise Masking....Pages 415-419
Possible Relationship Between Oceanographic Conditions and Long-Range Target Detection by a False Killer Whale....Pages 421-432
Discrimination of Spherical Targets by a Bottlenose Dolphin ( Tursiops Truncatus ) in the Presence of Interfering Cylinders....Pages 433-437
Individual Signals of Belugas Associated with Hunting Behavior in the White Sea....Pages 439-447
Underwater Acoustic Displays by Male Harbor Seals ( Phoca Vitulina ):Initial Results....Pages 449-457
Humpback Whale Song: Our Current Understanding....Pages 459-483
Airborne Acoustic Communication in the Hawaiian Monk Seal, Monachus Schauinslandi ....Pages 485-531
Acoustic Signalling in Mother-Pup Reunions, Interspecies Bonding, and Affiliation by Kinship in California Sea Lions ( Zalophus Californianus )....Pages 533-551
Seismic Communication in Northern Elephant Seals....Pages 553-562
Stereotyped Signalization of the Bottlenose Dolphin: Role of Social Factors....Pages 563-573
New Optical and Acoustic System to Study Perception and Motor-Control of a Tursiops Truncatus ....Pages 575-600
Multi-Scale Communication by Vertebrates....Pages 601-629
A Small Video Camera Attached to a Weddell Seal: A New Way to Observe Diving Behavior....Pages 631-642
Combinatorial Relationships Learned by a Language-Trained Sea Lion....Pages 643-662
Cetacean Detection and Responses to Fishing Gear....Pages 663-684
Cognition and Decision-Making by a California Sea Lion ( Zalophus californianus ) in Visual Discrimination Tests....Pages 685-700
Effects of Adding Sounds to Cod Traps on the Probability of Collisions by Humpback Whales....Pages 701-708
Echoic-Visual Cross-Modal Recognition by a Dolphin....Pages 709-726
Orientation of Humpback Whales ( Megaptera Novaeangliae ) and Minke Whales ( Balaenoptera Acutorostrata ) to Acoustic Alarm Devices Designed to Reduce Entrapment in Fishing Gear....Pages 727-739
Bio-Acoustics: Standardization, Reference Levels and Data Notation for Underwater Sound Measurements....Pages 741-751
Dolphin Detection and Conceptualization of Symmetry....Pages 753-762
Human-Marine Mammal Contact During Experimental Conditions: Modifications in Behavior of the Participants....Pages 763-766
Back Matter....Pages 767-773