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Sensory Abilities of Cetaceans

Laboratory and Field Evidence

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Editors:
  1. Jeanette A. Thomas

    1. Western Illinois University, Macomb, USA

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  2. Ronald A. Kastelein

    1. Harderwijk Marine Mammal Park, Harderwijk, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series A: (NSSA, volume 196)

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Table of contents (50 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Sensory Anatomy and Physiology

    1. Forehead Anatomy of Phocoena Phocoena and Cephalorhynchus Commersonii: 3-Dimensional Computer Reconstructions with Emphasis on the Nasal Diverticula

      • Mats Amundin, Ted Cranford
      Pages 1-18

    2. Structure and Thalamocortical Relations of the Cetacean Sensory Cortex: Histological, Tracer and Immunocytochemical Studies

      • Laurence J. Garey, Alexander V. Revishchin
      Pages 19-30

    3. A Potential Neural Substrate for Geomagnetic Sensibility in Cetaceans

      • Nicolaas M. Gerrits, Ronald A. Kastelein
      Pages 31-38

    4. Immunocytochemistry of Neurotransmitters in Visual Neocortex of Several Toothed Whales: Light and Electron Microscopic Study

      • Ilya I. Glezer, Peter J. Morgane, Csaba Leranth
      Pages 39-66

    5. Evolution of the Nasal Anatomy of Cetaceans

      • John E. Heyning, James G. Mead
      Pages 67-79

    6. Three-Dimensional Reconstructions of the Dolphin EAR

      • Darlene R. Ketten, Douglas Wartzok
      Pages 81-105

    7. Sensory Neocortex in Dolphin Brain

      • Peter J. Morgane, Ilya I. Glezer
      Pages 107-136

    8. Evolutionary Morphology and Acoustics in the Dolphin Skull

      • Helmut A. Oelschläger
      Pages 137-162

    9. Tactile Sensitivity, Somatosensory Responses, Skin Vibrations, and the Skin Surface Ridges of the Bottle-Nose Dolphin, Tursiops Truncatus

      • Sam H. Ridgway, Donald A. Carder
      Pages 163-179

    10. A Potential System of Delay-Lines in the Dolphin Auditory Brainstem

      • John M. Zook, Ralph A. DiCaprio
      Pages 181-193

    11. Concluding Comments on Sensory Anatomy and Physiology

      • Peter J. Morgane
      Pages 195-202

  3. Acoustic Senses

    1. Echolocation/Sound Production

      1. Target Detection in Noise by Echolocating Dolphins
        • Whitlow W. L. Au
        Pages 203-216
      2. Preliminary Notes on Behaviour of a Blindfolded Free-Swimming Dolphin Performing a Target Echolocation Task in a Pool
        • Massimo Azzali, Gabriele Buracchi
        Pages 217-231
      3. On the Two Auditory Subsystems in Dolphins
        • Nikolai A. Dubrovskiy
        Pages 233-254
      4. A Proposed Echolocation Receptor for the Bottlenose Dolphin (<u>Tursiops mincatus</u>): Modelling the Receive Directivity from Tooth and Lower Jaw Geometry
        • A. David Goodson, Margaret Klinowska
        Pages 255-267
      5. Studies on Echolocation of Porpoises Taken in Salmon Gillnet Fisheries
        • Yoshimi Hatakeyama, Hideo Soeda
        Pages 269-281
      6. Very-High-Frequency Acoustic Emissions from the White-Beaked Dolphin (<u>Lagenorhynchus Albirostris</u>)
        • Ronald B. Mitson
        Pages 283-294
      7. High Intensity Narwhal Clicks
        • Bertel Møhl, Annemarie Surlykke, Lee A. Miller
        Pages 295-303
      8. Investigations on the Control of Echolocation Pulses in the Dolphin (<u>Tursiops Truncatus</u>)
        • Patrick W. B. Moore, Deborah A. Pawloski
        Pages 305-316
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About this book

This book evolved through the efforts of several organizations and the dedication of many individuals. In 1987, we received arequest to propose a workshop topic for the Fifth International Theriological Congress (ITC) to be held in August 1989 in Rome, Italy. After looking up the meaning of the word "theriological" in the dictionary and discovering that it pertains to mammalian behavior, we decided a symposium on sensory abilities of whales and dOlphins would be an interesting topic. The ITC convenes only every five years and has the distinction of being very weIl attended by scientists from around the world. We thought that hosting a workshop in conjunction with the ITC would attract a variety of international scientists that rarely have the opportunity to interact. Fortunately for all involved, our prediction was correct. The first two days of the workshop, 23-24 August 1989, were held in conjunction with ITC and the nearly 1,000 attending scientists were able to view our posters and listen to lectures. The third day was limited to only ab out 65 invited scientists who were divided into topical working groups chaired by a rapporteur.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Western Illinois University, Macomb, USA

    Jeanette A. Thomas

  • Harderwijk Marine Mammal Park, Harderwijk, The Netherlands

    Ronald A. Kastelein

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sensory Abilities of Cetaceans

  • Book Subtitle: Laboratory and Field Evidence

  • Editors: Jeanette A. Thomas, Ronald A. Kastelein

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series A:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0858-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-43695-6Published: 31 January 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-0860-5Published: 02 August 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-0858-2Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 710

  • Topics: Developmental Biology, Zoology, Evolutionary Biology, Freshwater & Marine Ecology

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