Field-based hearing measurements of two seabird species
Hearing is a primary sensory modality for birds. For seabirds, auditory data is challenging to obtain and hearing data are limited. Here, we present methods to measure seabird hearing in the field, using two Alcid species: the common murre Uria aalge and the Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica . Test...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:jexbio:222/4/jeb190710 2023-05-15T15:27:56+02:00 Field-based hearing measurements of two seabird species Mooney, T. Aran Smith, Adam Larsen, Ole Naesbye Hansen, Kirstin Anderson Wahlberg, Magnus Rasmussen, Marianne H. 2019-02-18 02:25:14.0 text/html http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/short/222/4/jeb190710 https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.190710 en eng The Company of Biologists Ltd http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/short/222/4/jeb190710 http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.190710 Copyright (C) 2019, Company of Biologists METHODS AND TECHNIQUES TEXT 2019 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.190710 2019-03-22T14:09:18Z Hearing is a primary sensory modality for birds. For seabirds, auditory data is challenging to obtain and hearing data are limited. Here, we present methods to measure seabird hearing in the field, using two Alcid species: the common murre Uria aalge and the Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica . Tests were conducted in a portable semi-anechoic crate using physiological auditory evoked potential (AEP) methods. The crate and AEP system were easily transportable to northern Iceland field sites, where wild birds were caught, sedated, studied and released. The resulting data demonstrate the feasibility of a field-based application of an established neurophysiology method, acquiring high quality avian hearing data in a relatively quiet setting. Similar field methods could be applied to other seabirds, and other bird species, resulting in reliable hearing data from a large number of individuals with a modest field effort. The results will provide insights into the sound sensitivity of species facing acoustic habitat degradation. Text Atlantic puffin Common Murre fratercula Fratercula arctica Iceland Uria aalge uria HighWire Press (Stanford University) Journal of Experimental Biology 222 4 |
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Hearing is a primary sensory modality for birds. For seabirds, auditory data is challenging to obtain and hearing data are limited. Here, we present methods to measure seabird hearing in the field, using two Alcid species: the common murre Uria aalge and the Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica . Tests were conducted in a portable semi-anechoic crate using physiological auditory evoked potential (AEP) methods. The crate and AEP system were easily transportable to northern Iceland field sites, where wild birds were caught, sedated, studied and released. The resulting data demonstrate the feasibility of a field-based application of an established neurophysiology method, acquiring high quality avian hearing data in a relatively quiet setting. Similar field methods could be applied to other seabirds, and other bird species, resulting in reliable hearing data from a large number of individuals with a modest field effort. The results will provide insights into the sound sensitivity of species facing acoustic habitat degradation. |
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Field-based hearing measurements of two seabird species |
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