Contributions

  • Whitlow W.L. Au (Editor) - Contributor
  • Arthur N. Popper (Editor) - Contributor
  • Richard R. Fay (Editor) - Contributor

Publication

2000-06-16 - Springer

Language

English

Word Count

121,250 words, Guess

Page Count

485 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL9782859M
  • ISBN-139780387949062
  • ISBN-100387949062
  • OCLC Control Number41967189
  • Library of Congress Control Number99040947
and 1 more
  • Goodreads2914308

Classifications

  • LCCQL737.C432 H43 2000

Description

"In this volume, experts in different areas of the field provide an overview of the bioacoustics of whales and dolphins as well as a thorough introduction to the subject for investigators of hearing in other animals. Topics covered include the structure and function of cetacean auditory systems, the unique sound production system of odontocetes, acoustic communication, psychoacoustics , echolocation, and models of sound propagation."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

Whales and dolphins belong to the mammalian order Cetacea.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Hearing by Whales and Dolphins (Springer Handbook of Auditory Research)HardcoverSpringer2000-06-16

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