Adaptation processes in the auditory system of a beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas.

The effects of prolonged sound stimuli (tone pip trains) on evoked potentials (the rate following response, RFR) were investigated in a beluga whale. The stimuli (rhythmic tone pips) were of 64 kHz frequency at levels from 80 to 140 dB re 1 μPa. During stimulation, every 1000 ms stimulus level eithe...

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Main Authors: Vladimir V Popov, Dmitry I Nechaev, Alexander Ya Supin, Evgeniya V Sysueva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6062073?pdf=render