Whitlow W. Au

Chief Scientist, Marine Mammal Research Program
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
Ph.D., Washington State University, 1970
Zoology Website
HIMB Website
au@lono.nosc.mil

 
Research Interests

I am performing research on auditory processes, signal processing and echolocation in dolphins. The research involves psychophysical testing, electrophysiological measurements, underwater acoustics measurements, computer modeling of auditory systems, and artificial neural network computations. I am also interested in the bioacoustics of marine organisms beginning with the detection and characterization of sounds to the social and ecological implications of sounds.

 
Selected Publications
Au, W. W. L., and Nachtigall, P. E., and Pawloski, J. 1997. "The Effects of the ATOC (75 Hz, 195 dB) Signal on Dolphins and Whales," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 101, 1973-1977.
Au, W. W. L. 1997. "Some Hot Topics in Animal Bioacoustics," accepted for publication in J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 101, 2433-2441.
Au, W. W. L. 1997. "Echolocation in Dolphins with a Dolphin-Bat Comparison," Bioacoustics, 8, 137-162.
Au, W. W. L. 1996. "Acoustic Reflectivity of a Dolphin," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 99, 3844-3848.
Helweg, D. A., Au, W. W. L., Roitblat, H., and Nachtigall, P.E. 1996. "Acoustic Basis for recognition of aspect-dependent targets by an echolocating Atlantic bottlenose dolphin," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 99. 2409-2420.
Roitblat, H., Au, W. W. L., Nachtigall, P.E., Shizumura, R., and Moons, G. 1996. "Sonar Recognition of Targets Embedded in Sediment," Neural Networks, 8, 1263-1273.
Au, W. W. L., Andersen, L., Rasmussen, A., Roitblat, H., and Nachtigall, P.E. 1995. "Neural Network Modeling of a Dolphin's Sonar Discimination Capabilities," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 98, 43-50.
Dolphin, W. F., Au, W. W. L., Nachtigall, P.E., and Pawloski, J. 1995. "Modulation rate transfer functions to low-frequency carriers by three species of cetaceans," J. Comparative Physiology, 177, 235-245.
Au, W. W. L., Pawlolski, J., Nachtigall, P. E., Blonz, M., and Gisner, R. 1995. "Echolocation signal and transmission beam pattern of a false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)," J. Acoust. Soc. of Am. 98, 51-59.
Au, W. W. L., and Nachtigall, P. E. 1995. "Artificial Neural Network Modeling of dolphin echolocation," (W. Au and P. Nachtigall), in Marine Mammal Sensory Capabilities, edited by kasterlein, R., Thomas J. A. and Nachtigall, P. E., (De Spiel, The Netherlands), pp. 183-199.
Helweg, D. A., Roitblat, H. L., Nachtigall, P. E., Au, W. W. L., and Irwin, R. J. 1995. "Discrimination of echoes from aspect-dependent targets by a bottlenose dolphin and human listeners," in Marine Mammal Sensory Capabilities, edited by Kasterlein, R., Thomas, J. A., and nachtigall, P. E., (De Spil Publisher, The Netherland), pp. 129-136.
Nachtigall, P. E., Pawloski, J. L., Au, W. W. L., and Moore, P. W. B. 1995. "Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) hearing thresholds in Kaneohe Bay, in Marine mammal Sensory Capabilities, edited by Kasterlein, R., Thomas, J. A., and Nachtigall, P. E., (De Spil Publisher, The Netherland), pp. 49-53.