Whitlow Au

PhD Washington State University (Electrical Sciences), 1970

Researcher, Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology

Marine Mammal Research Program

Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology

P.O. Box 1106

Kailua, HI 96734

phone: (808) 247-5026

FAX: (808) 247-5831

wau@hawaii.edu

Echolocation, hearing and acoustics of marine mammals

My primary research interest is in marine bioacouistics, especially dealing with dolphins and whales but including other species. Within the field of bioacoustics, my interest includes hearing processes, sound production mechanisms, sound characterization, remote acoustic sensing and hearing capabilities.

Representative publications:

Aubauer R, Au WWL. 1998. Phantom echo generator: a new technique for investigating dolphin echolocation. J Acoust Soc Am 104:1165-1170.

Au WWL, Banks K. 1997. The acoustics of snapping shrimp in Kaneohe Bay. J Acoust Soc Am 103:41-47.

Au WWL, Nachtigall PE. 1997. Acoustics of echolocating dolphins and small whales. Mar Fresh Behav Physiol 29:127-162.

Au WWL, Nachtigall PE, Pawloski J. 1997. The effects of the ATOC (75 Hz, 195 dB) signal on dolphins and whales. J Acoust Soc Am 101:2973-2977.

Au WWL. 1997. Some hot topics in animal bioacoustics, J Acoust Soc Am 101:2433-2441.

Au WWL. 1997. Echolocation in dolphins with a dolphin-bat comparison. Bioacoustics 8:137-162.

Current students:

Marc Lammers (PhD): acoustic signals of spinner dolphins
Kelly Benoit Bird (MS): foraging behavior of spinner dolphins
Carmen Bazua (MS, Oceanography): geographic difference of spinner dolphin acoustics

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