Aquatic Mammals,27.1, 34-44 Sound production of a neonate bottlenosed dolphin. - Deirdre A. Killebrew, Eduardo Mercado III, Louis M. Herman, & Adam A. Pack
University of Hawaii, Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Lboratory, 1129 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI, USA, 96814 -
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The developmnent of sound production abilities in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) is poorly understood. In this paper, we describe acoustic features of early sounds produced by a newborn. Initial underwater sounds (produced 24-48 h after birth) consisted exclusively of burst-pulses. By day five, whistle-like elements were evident as components of burst-pulse sounds. These data suggest that dolphins can produce burst-pulse sounds from a very young age and that the mechanisms dolphins use to produce both whistles and burst-pulse sounds are closely related.
Killebrew, D. A., Mercado, E. III, Herman, L. M., & Pack, A. A. (2001). Sound production of a neonate bottlenosed dolphin. Aquatic Mammals,27.1, 34-44. Back to Top Dolphin Programs | Whale Programs | Education Programs | Our Research | Resource Guide Copyright © 2002, The Dolphin Institute |
