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Schusterman and Kersting (1980) first demonstrated control over dolphin echolocation emissions in a binary (on/off) condition. The dolphin performed a detection task and learned to echolocate during the presence of a tone and to remain silent if no tone was given. Binary control was confirmed by wideband, low level, recordings that verified stimulus control had been attained over dolphin click emission.
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Moore, P.W.B., Pawloski, D.A. (1990). Investigations on the Control of Echolocation Pulses in the Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus). In: Thomas, J.A., Kastelein, R.A. (eds) Sensory Abilities of Cetaceans. NATO ASI Series, vol 196. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0858-2_19
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