title: Auditory sensitivity in aquatic animals.
abstract: A critical concern with respect to marine animal acoustics is the issue of hearing "sensitivity," as it is widely used as a criterion for the onset of noise-induced effects. Important aspects of research on sensitivity to sound by marine animals include: uncertainties regarding how well these species detect and respond to different sounds; the masking effects of man-made sounds on the detection of biologically important sounds; the question how internal state, motivation, context, and previous experience affect their behavioral responses; and the long-term and cumulative effects of sound exposure. If we are to better understand the sensitivity of marine animals to sound we must concentrate research on these questions. In order to assess population level and ecological community impacts new approaches can possibly be adopted from other disciplines and applied to marine fauna.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Marine Science & Technology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Bentley, Western Australia 6845, Australia.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lucke
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Arthur N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Popper
authors.affiliation: Loughine Marine Research, Kincraig, Blairs, Aberdeen, AB12 5YT, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Anthony D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.affiliation: National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fisheries Research Agency, 2-12-4 Fukuura, Kanazawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-8648, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomonari
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akamatsu
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics, Technical University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech, Rambla Exposició, 24, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: André
authors.affiliation: National Marine Mammal Foundation, 2240 Shelter Island Drive, No. 200, San Diego, California 92106, USA.
authors.forename: Brian K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Branstetter
authors.affiliation: Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology & Oceanwide Science Institute, P.O. Box 1346, Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744, USA.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lammers
authors.affiliation: Leigh Marine Laboratory, Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, 160 Goat Island Road, Leigh 0985, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Craig A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Radford
authors.affiliation: Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 8LB, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Amanda L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Stansbury
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Marine Research Facility, MS #50, 266 Woods Hole Road, Massachusetts 02543, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aran Mooney
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D000818:Animals; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D017753:Ecosystem; D006309:Hearing; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors