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Cetacean Acoustics

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Abstract

The mammalian order cetacea consist of dolphins and whales, animals that are found in all the oceans and seas of the world. A few species even inhabit fresh water lakes and rivers. A list of 80 species of cetaceans in a convenient table is presented by Ridgway [20.1]. These mammals vary considerably in size, from the largest living mammal, the large blue whale (balaenoptera musculus), to the very small harbor porpoise (phocoena phocoena) and Commersonʼs dolphin (cephalorhynchus commersonnii), which are typically slightly over a meter in length.

Cetaceans are subdivided into two suborders, odontoceti and mysticeti. Odontocetes are the toothed whales and dolphins, the largest being the sperm whale (physeter catodon), followed by the Bairdʼs beaked whale (berardius bairdii) and the killer whale (orcinus orca). Within the suborder odontoceti there are four superfamilies: platanistoidea, delphinoidea, ziphioidea, and physeteridea. Over half of all cetaceans belong to the superfamily delphinoidea, consisting of seven species of medium whales and 35 species of small whalesalso known as dolphins and porpoises [20.1]. Dolphins generally have a sickle-shaped dorsal fin, conical teeth, and a long rostrum. Porpoises have a more triangular dorsal fin, more spade-shaped teeth, and a much shorter rostrum [20.1].

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Abbreviations

ABR:

auditory brainstem responses

CW:

continuous wave

DAT:

digital audio tape

FM:

frequency modulation

FSK:

frequency shift keying

GPS:

global positioning system

MAA:

minimum audible angle

RMS:

root mean square

SE:

source energy

SL:

source level

SOFAR:

sound fixing and ranging

SPL:

sound pressure level

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