Hearing loss in stranded odontocete dolphins and whales.

Hearing loss in stranded odontocete dolphins and whales.

The causes of dolphin and whale stranding can often be difficult to determine. Because toothed whales rely on echolocation for orientation and feeding, hearing deficits could lead to stranding. We report on the results of auditory evoked potential measurements from eight species of odontocete cetace...

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Main Authors: David Mann, Mandy Hill-Cook, Charles Manire, Danielle Greenhow, Eric Montie, Jessica Powell, Randall Wells, Gordon Bauer, Petra Cunningham-Smith, Robert Lingenfelser, Robert DiGiovanni, Abigale Stone, Micah Brodsky, Robert Stevens, George Kieffer, Paul Hoetjes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2972210?pdf=render

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