The frequency response of the vibrissae of harp seal, Pagophilus Groenlandicus, to sound in air and water.

The motion of isolated seal vibrissae due to low frequency sound in air has been measured using a microscope with a video camera and modeled using an FEM method with good agreement between the measurements and the model; the model has also been used to predict the motion of seal vibrissae in water....

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Main Authors: Lisa F Shatz, Theodorus De Groot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3551803?pdf=render