Improvements of Sound Localization Abilities by the Facial Ruff of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) as Demonstrated by Virtual Ruff Removal Export

@article{citeulike:6076962, abstract = {When sound arrives at the eardrum it has already been filtered by the body, head, and outer ear. This process is mathematically described by the head-related transfer functions (HRTFs), which are characteristic for the spatial position of a sound source and for the individual ear. HRTFs in the barn owl ( Tyto alba ) are also shaped by the facial ruff, a specialization that alters interaural time differences (ITD), interaural intensity differences (ILD), and the frequency spectrum of the incoming sound to improve sound localization. Here we created novel stimuli to simulate the removal of the barn owl's ruff in a virtual acoustic environment, thus creating a situation similar to passive listening in other animals, and used these stimuli in behavioral tests.}, author = {Hausmann, Laura and von Campenhausen, Mark and Endler, Frank and Singheiser, Martin and Wagner, Hermann}, citeulike-article-id = {6076962}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007721}, day = {5}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0007721}, journal = {PLoS ONE}, keywords = {animal, hearing, localization}, month = {November}, number = {11}, pages = {e7721+}, posted-at = {2009-11-05 21:40:07}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Public Library of Science}, title = {Improvements of Sound Localization Abilities by the Facial Ruff of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) as Demonstrated by Virtual Ruff Removal}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007721}, volume = {4}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6076962 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6076962 N2 - When sound arrives at the eardrum it has already been filtered by the body, head, and outer ear. This process is mathematically described by the head-related transfer functions (HRTFs), which are characteristic for the spatial position of a sound source and for the individual ear. HRTFs in the barn owl ( Tyto alba ) are also shaped by the facial ruff, a specialization that alters interaural time differences (ITD), interaural intensity differences (ILD), and the frequency spectrum of the incoming sound to improve sound localization. Here we created novel stimuli to simulate the removal of the barn owl's ruff in a virtual acoustic environment, thus creating a situation similar to passive listening in other animals, and used these stimuli in behavioral tests. IS - 11 JF - PLoS ONE TI - Improvements of Sound Localization Abilities by the Facial Ruff of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) as Demonstrated by Virtual Ruff Removal PB - Public Library of Science VL - 4 SP - e7721 KW - animal KW - hearing KW - localization AU - Hausmann, Laura AU - von Campenhausen, Mark AU - Endler, Frank AU - Singheiser, Martin AU - Wagner, Hermann PY - 2009/11/05/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007721 ER -