Localization of the Acoustic Window at the Dolphin’s Head

  • Vladimir Popov
  • Alexander Supin
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Part of the NATO ASI Series book series (NSSA, volume 196)

Abstract

The mechanism of sound transmission to the ear in aquatic mammals, particularly in dolphins, remains obscure. It has been suggested that sound reaches the inner ear directly via head tissues, or sound transmission involves the middle ear and the closed auditory meatus (Fraser and Purves, 1959; Fleischer, 1978). This assumption was supported by calculations indicating that the closed auditory meatus can serve as an effective acoustic transformer for the sounds to be transmitted to the middle ear (Lipatov, 1978).

Keywords

Sound Source Auditory Brainstem Response Peak Latency Bottlenosed Dolphin Acoustic Window 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Vladimir Popov
    • 1
  • Alexander Supin
    • 1
  1. 1.Severtsov Institute of Evolutionary Morphology and Ecology of AnimalsUSSR Academy of SciencesMoscowUSSR

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