Hearing thresholds of a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) for narrow-band sweeps. 2015

Ronald A Kastelein, and Jessica Schop, and Lean Hoek, and Jennifer Covi
Sea Mammal Research Company, Julianalaan 46, 3843 CC Harderwijk, The Netherlands.

The hearing sensitivity of a 2-yr-old male harbor porpoise was measured using a standard psycho-acoustic technique under low ambient noise conditions. Auditory sensitivity was measured for narrow-band 1 s sweeps (center frequencies: 0.125-150 kHz). The audiogram was U-shaped; range of best hearing (within 10 dB of maximum sensitivity) was from 13 to ∼140 kHz. Maximum sensitivity (threshold: ∼39 dB re 1 μPa) occurred at 125 kHz at the peak frequency of echolocation pulses produced by harbor porpoises. Reduced sensitivity occurred at 32 and 63 kHz. Sensitivity fell by ∼10 dB per octave below 16 kHz and declined sharply above 125 kHz. Apart from this individual's ca. 10 dB higher sensitivity at 0.250 kHz, ca. 10 dB lower sensitivity at 32 kHz, and ca. 59 dB lower sensitivity at 150 kHz, his audiogram is similar to that of two harbor porpoises tested previously with a similar psycho-acoustic technique.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011571 Psychoacoustics The science pertaining to the interrelationship of psychologic phenomena and the individual's response to the physical properties of sound. Psychoacoustic
D011597 Psychomotor Performance The coordination of a sensory or ideational (cognitive) process and a motor activity. Perceptual Motor Performance,Sensory Motor Performance,Visual Motor Coordination,Coordination, Visual Motor,Coordinations, Visual Motor,Motor Coordination, Visual,Motor Coordinations, Visual,Motor Performance, Perceptual,Motor Performance, Sensory,Motor Performances, Perceptual,Motor Performances, Sensory,Perceptual Motor Performances,Performance, Perceptual Motor,Performance, Psychomotor,Performance, Sensory Motor,Performances, Perceptual Motor,Performances, Psychomotor,Performances, Sensory Motor,Psychomotor Performances,Sensory Motor Performances,Visual Motor Coordinations
D006320 Hearing Tests Part of an ear examination that measures the ability of sound to reach the brain. Hearing in Noise Test,Quick Speech-in Noise Test (QuickSIN),Real Ear Measurement,Speech in Noise Hearing Test,Ear Measurement, Real,Ear Measurements, Real,Hearing Test,Measurement, Real Ear,Measurements, Real Ear,Quick Speech in Noise Test (QuickSIN),Real Ear Measurements,Test, Hearing,Tests, Hearing
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001309 Auditory Threshold The audibility limit of discriminating sound intensity and pitch. Auditory Thresholds,Threshold, Auditory,Thresholds, Auditory
D050741 Phocoena A genus of PORPOISES, in the family Phocoenidae, comprised of several species. They frequent coastal waters, bays, estuaries, and the mouths of large rivers. Harbor Porpoise,Common Porpoise,Harbour Porpoise,Phocoena phocoena,Common Porpoises,Harbor Porpoises,Harbour Porpoises,Porpoise, Common,Porpoise, Harbor,Porpoise, Harbour,Porpoises, Common,Porpoises, Harbor,Porpoises, Harbour

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