Abstract
Hearing is a primary sensory modality for birds. For seabirds, auditory data is challenging to obtain and hearing data are limited. Here, we present methods to measure seabird hearing in the field, using two Alcid species: the common murre Uria aalge and the Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica Tests were conducted in a portable semi-anechoic crate using physiological auditory evoked potential (AEP) methods. The crate and AEP system were easily transportable to northern Iceland field sites, where wild birds were caught, sedated, studied and released. The resulting data demonstrate the feasibility of a field-based application of an established neurophysiology method, acquiring high quality avian hearing data in a relatively quiet setting. Similar field methods could be applied to other seabirds, and other bird species, resulting in reliable hearing data from a large number of individuals with a modest field effort. The results will provide insights into the sound sensitivity of species facing acoustic habitat degradation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | jeb190710 |
| Journal | The Journal of Experimental Biology |
| Volume | 222 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISSN | 0022-0949 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 18. Feb 2019 |
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Keywords
- Auditory
- Evoked potentials
- Masking
- Noise
- Soundscape
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Field-based hearing measurements of two seabird species. / Mooney, T Aran; Smith, Adam; Larsen, Ole Naesbye; Hansen, Kirstin Anderson; Wahlberg, Magnus; Rasmussen, Marianne H.
In: The Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol. 222, No. 4, jeb190710, 18.02.2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Field-based hearing measurements of two seabird species
AU - Mooney, T Aran
AU - Smith, Adam
AU - Larsen, Ole Naesbye
AU - Hansen, Kirstin Anderson
AU - Wahlberg, Magnus
AU - Rasmussen, Marianne H
N1 - © 2019. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.
PY - 2019/2/18
Y1 - 2019/2/18
N2 - Hearing is a primary sensory modality for birds. For seabirds, auditory data is challenging to obtain and hearing data are limited. Here, we present methods to measure seabird hearing in the field, using two Alcid species: the common murre Uria aalge and the Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica Tests were conducted in a portable semi-anechoic crate using physiological auditory evoked potential (AEP) methods. The crate and AEP system were easily transportable to northern Iceland field sites, where wild birds were caught, sedated, studied and released. The resulting data demonstrate the feasibility of a field-based application of an established neurophysiology method, acquiring high quality avian hearing data in a relatively quiet setting. Similar field methods could be applied to other seabirds, and other bird species, resulting in reliable hearing data from a large number of individuals with a modest field effort. The results will provide insights into the sound sensitivity of species facing acoustic habitat degradation.
AB - Hearing is a primary sensory modality for birds. For seabirds, auditory data is challenging to obtain and hearing data are limited. Here, we present methods to measure seabird hearing in the field, using two Alcid species: the common murre Uria aalge and the Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica Tests were conducted in a portable semi-anechoic crate using physiological auditory evoked potential (AEP) methods. The crate and AEP system were easily transportable to northern Iceland field sites, where wild birds were caught, sedated, studied and released. The resulting data demonstrate the feasibility of a field-based application of an established neurophysiology method, acquiring high quality avian hearing data in a relatively quiet setting. Similar field methods could be applied to other seabirds, and other bird species, resulting in reliable hearing data from a large number of individuals with a modest field effort. The results will provide insights into the sound sensitivity of species facing acoustic habitat degradation.
KW - Auditory
KW - Evoked potentials
KW - Masking
KW - Noise
KW - Soundscape
U2 - 10.1242/jeb.190710
DO - 10.1242/jeb.190710
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30777874
VL - 222
JO - BRITISH JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
JF - BRITISH JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
SN - 0022-0949
IS - 4
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