Pinniped Hearing in Complex Acoustic Environments

Abstract

Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses) are amphibious marine mammals that are susceptible to coastal anthropogenic noise. The long-term goals of this effort are to improve understanding of 1) the sound detection capabilities of several pinniped species, and 2) the effects of noise exposure on the sound detection capabilities of these species. The research will show how amphibious mammals receive and perceive acoustic information in background noise.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA541777

Entities

People

  • Colleen Reichmuth

Organizations

  • University of California, Santa Cruz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ambient Noise
  • Animals
  • Background Noise
  • Detection
  • Environment
  • Intensity
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Noise
  • Pinnipeds
  • Psychology
  • Reaction Time
  • Sea Lions
  • Signal Detection
  • Sound Pressure

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.