Sonar versus whales: noise may disrupt neural activity in deep-diving cetaceans

Undersea Hyperb Med. Mar-Apr 2005;32(2):135-9.

Authors

A E Talpalar¹, Y Grossman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel.

PMID: 15926306

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Decompression Sickness / etiology
Decompression Sickness / physiopathology
Decompression Sickness / veterinary*
Diving / physiology*
Dolphins / physiology
Echolocation / physiology
High Pressure Neurological Syndrome / etiology
High Pressure Neurological Syndrome / physiopathology
High Pressure Neurological Syndrome / veterinary
Noise / adverse effects*
Orientation / physiology
Reflex, Startle / physiology
Species Specificity
Whales / physiology*