In-air hearing of a diving duck: A comparison of psychoacoustic and auditory brainstem response thresholds
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Abstract
Auditory sensitivity was measured in a species of diving duck that is not often kept in captivity, the lesser scaup. Behavioral (psychoacoustics) and electrophysiological [the auditory brainstem response (ABR)] methods were used to measure in-air auditory sensitivity, and the resulting audiograms were compared. Both approaches yielded audiograms with similar U-shapes and regions of greatest sensitivity (2000−3000 Hz). However, ABR thresholds were higher than psychoacoustic thresholds at all frequencies. This difference was least at the highest frequency tested using both methods (5700 Hz) and greatest at 1000 Hz, where the ABR threshold was 26.8 dB higher than the behavioral measure of threshold. This difference is commonly reported in studies involving many different species. These results highlight the usefulness of each method, depending on the testing conditions and availability of the animals.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | In-air hearing of a diving duck: A comparison of psychoacoustic and auditory brainstem response thresholds |
| Series title | Journal of the Acoustical Society of America |
| DOI | 10.1121/1.4948574 |
| Volume | 139 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Acoustical Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| First page | 3001 |
| Last page | 3008 |
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