Invariability of auditory perception with respect to frequency--time signal transformations in the dolphin Tursiops truncatus.

The characteristic of hearing in the dolphin Tursiops truncatus were investigated by the method of motor-feeding conditioned reflexes under conditions of frequency--time signal indeterminancy with background noise. It was shown that the effectiveness of auditory detection of tone--pulse signals is invariant with respect to Doppler and shift signal transformations, while the number of waves is a characteristic parameter of the auditory system.

[The invariance of auditory perception with regard to frequency-temporal transformations of the signal in Tursiops truncatus dolphins]. / Invariantnost' slukhovogo vospriiatiia otnositel'no chastotno-vremennykh preobrazovanii signala u del'fina Tursiops truncatus

In experiments on the porpose T. truncatus, using motor-feeding conditioned reflex technique, studies have been made on hearing under the conditions of frequency-temporal indetermination of the signal presented at noise background. It was shown that the effectiveness of auditory detection of tone-impulse signals is invariant with respect to Doppler and shift transformation of the signal, whereas the number of waves serves as a characteristic parameter of the auditory system in the porpoise.