Changes in masked thresholds of a harbour seal ( Phoca vitulina ) associated with angular separation of signal and noise sources
The masked pure tone thresholds of a harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) were measured at various angles using a white noise masker. The white noise source was placed at 0°, 30°, 60°, and 90° relative to the midline of the seal's head (0°). The masked pure tone thresholds for each angle were determin...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z94-253 2023-12-17T10:31:16+01:00 Changes in masked thresholds of a harbour seal ( Phoca vitulina ) associated with angular separation of signal and noise sources Turnbull, S. D. 1994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z94-253 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z94-253 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 72, issue 11, page 1863-1866 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1994 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z94-253 2023-11-19T13:38:30Z The masked pure tone thresholds of a harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) were measured at various angles using a white noise masker. The white noise source was placed at 0°, 30°, 60°, and 90° relative to the midline of the seal's head (0°). The masked pure tone thresholds for each angle were determined at 2, 4, 8, and 16 kHz. As the angle separating the signal and noise sources increased from 0° to 90°, the critical ratios of the harbour seal decreased by 1–4 dB. This shift in masked thresholds from a reference point of 0° azimuth was significant (H = 10.374, df = 3,16, p < 0.05). No significant difference was found in masked thresholds between 0° and 30° or between 60° and 90°. This indicates that if a noise source is separated by more than 30° relative to the location of a vocalizing seal, signal detection thresholds will be enhanced and communication distances increased. Article in Journal/Newspaper harbour seal Phoca vitulina Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Zoology 72 11 1863 1866 |
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The masked pure tone thresholds of a harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) were measured at various angles using a white noise masker. The white noise source was placed at 0°, 30°, 60°, and 90° relative to the midline of the seal's head (0°). The masked pure tone thresholds for each angle were determined at 2, 4, 8, and 16 kHz. As the angle separating the signal and noise sources increased from 0° to 90°, the critical ratios of the harbour seal decreased by 1–4 dB. This shift in masked thresholds from a reference point of 0° azimuth was significant (H = 10.374, df = 3,16, p < 0.05). No significant difference was found in masked thresholds between 0° and 30° or between 60° and 90°. This indicates that if a noise source is separated by more than 30° relative to the location of a vocalizing seal, signal detection thresholds will be enhanced and communication distances increased. |
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Changes in masked thresholds of a harbour seal ( Phoca vitulina ) associated with angular separation of signal and noise sources |
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Changes in masked thresholds of a harbour seal ( Phoca vitulina ) associated with angular separation of signal and noise sources |
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Changes in masked thresholds of a harbour seal ( Phoca vitulina ) associated with angular separation of signal and noise sources |
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Changes in masked thresholds of a harbour seal ( Phoca vitulina ) associated with angular separation of signal and noise sources |
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Changes in masked thresholds of a harbour seal ( Phoca vitulina ) associated with angular separation of signal and noise sources |
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changes in masked thresholds of a harbour seal ( phoca vitulina ) associated with angular separation of signal and noise sources |
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