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Amphibious hearing in ringed seals (Pusa hispida): underwater audiograms, aerial audiograms and critical ratio measurements

2015
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

The Journal of Experimental Biology

Sills, J., Southall, B., Reichmuth, C.

Ringed seals (Pusa hispida) are semi-aquatic marine mammals with a circumpolar Arctic distribution. In this study, we investigate the amphibious hearing capabilities of ringed seals to...
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Keywords: Amphibious, Arctic, Audiogram, Hearing, Noise, Ringed seal

Amphibious hearing in spotted seals (Phoca largha): underwater audiograms, aerial audiograms and critical ratio measurements

2014
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

The Journal of Experimental Biology

Sills, J., Southall, B., Reichmuth, C.

Spotted seals (Phoca largha) inhabit Arctic regions that are facing both rapid climate change and increasing industrialization. While little is known about their sensory capabilities, available...
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Keywords: Amphibious, Arctic, Hearing, Noise, Spotted seal

Psychoacoustic Studies of Spotted (Phoca largha) and Ringed (Pusa hispida) Seals

2016
Pay-walled Peer Reviewed Publication

The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Sills, J., Southall, B., Reichmuth, C.

Human development of the marine environment raises questions regarding the potential adverse effects of anthropogenic noise on marine mammals. For species that live in remote Arctic...
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Keywords: Amphibious, Arctic, Hearing, Noise, Seals