Audiogram of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
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Data from: Heffner, H.Jr., and Heffner, H.E. (2010) The behavioral audiogram of whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 127, EL111-EL114.
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Absolute thresholds (in dB re 20 µN/m2) for two deer (designated A and B)
|
Ìý Frequency (in kHz) |
Individual Thresholds (in dB) |
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|
A |
B |
Average |
|
|
.031 |
97 |
96 |
96.5 |
|
.063 |
78 |
78 |
78 |
|
.125 |
57 |
56 |
56.5 |
|
.250 |
36 |
35 |
25 |
|
.500 |
20 |
22.5 |
21.25 |
|
1 |
8 |
7 |
7.5 |
|
2 |
16 |
13 |
14.5 |
|
4 |
-1 |
4.5 |
1.75 |
|
8 |
-3 |
-3 |
-3 |
|
16 |
13.5 |
9 |
11.25 |
|
32 |
26 |
21 |
23.5 |
|
45 |
47 |
39 |
43 |
|
56 |
63.5 |
64 |
64 |
|
64 |
93 |
93 |
93 |
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Lowest and highest frequencies audible at sound
pressure levels (SPL) ranging from 30 to 70 dB SPL
|
SPL (in dB) |
Lowest audible frequency (in kHz) |
Highest audible frequency (in kHz) |
|
70 |
.080 |
58 |
|
60 |
.115 |
54 |
|
50 |
.155 |
48 |
|
40 |
.218 |
42 |
|
30 |
.330 |
36 |
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Additional Parameters:
Body weight ~ 50 kg
Functional interaural distance= 801 µs
(Time required for sound to travel around the head from one auditory meatus to the other.)
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Comments: Threshold values taken from original data.