Table 2.
Summary of signal parameter measurements for beluga and narwhal echolocation for all 81 acoustic events (beluga: n = 19; narwhal: n = 62). Mean ± standard deviation (s.d.) and range (min–max) are provided.
| Variable | Unit | Beluga | Narwhal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± s.d. | Range | Mean ± s.d. | Range | ||
| peak | kHz | 68.7 ± 10.1 | 54.4–96.7 | 43.7 ± 7.8 | 28.0–58.8 |
| peak2 | kHz | 67.6 ± 7.9 | 50.9–89.5 | 49.3 ± 6.8 | 34.9–63.3 |
| peak3 | kHz | 65.5 ± 10.7 | 43.0–86.4 | 46.1 ± 8.1 | 17.3–65.2 |
| trough | kHz | 68.7 ± 8.9 | 51.3–90.4 | 48.2 ± 6.5 | 32.1–64.3 |
| trough2 | kHz | 63.8 ± 9.4 | 42.4–77.4 | 44.2 ± 9.5 | 16.8–65.1 |
| peakToPeak2 | kHz | 16.6 ± 2.4 | 13.3–24.0 | 19.4 ± 2.8 | 11.0–25.1 |
| peakToPeak3 | kHz | 16.4 ± 2.4 | 11.6–22.2 | 15.3 ± 2.6 | 5.8–21.2 |
| peak2ToPeak3 | kHz | 23.5 ± 3.1 | 17.2–31.4 | 19.4 ± 4.8 | 6.2–31.8 |
| Q_10dB | kHz | 6.1 ± 4.7 | 1.7–16.0 | 3.3 ± 1.4 | 1.3–10.6 |
| Q_3dB | kHz | 33.3 ± 24.7 | 8.8–93.6 | 15.0 ± 5.6 | 6.0–34.8 |
| fmin_10dB | kHz | 53.1 ± 8.1 | 42.4–71.7 | 33.1 ± 5.5 | 22.2–51.3 |
| fmin_3dB | kHz | 65.0 ± 9.7 | 50.1–88.1 | 40.5 ± 6.6 | 26.3–57.0 |
| fmax_10dB | kHz | 87.4 ± 15.2 | 61.7–119.0 | 59.3 ± 13.8 | 33.9–90.0 |
| fmax_3dB | kHz | 74.2 ± 12.4 | 54.3–103.3 | 47.1 ± 9.3 | 29.6–66.6 |
| BW_10dB | kHz | 34.3 ± 15.9 | 9.3–65.5 | 26.2 ± 12.1 | 10.4–58.8 |
| BW_3dB | kHz | 9.2 ± 6.9 | 0.9–25.3 | 6.5 ± 3.9 | 1.9–17.8 |
| centerHz_10dB | kHz | 70.2 ± 9.2 | 53.1–93.6 | 46.2 ± 8.5 | 28.1–65.5 |
| centerHz_3dB | kHz | 69.6 ± 10.6 | 52.2–95.7 | 43.8 ± 7.8 | 28.1–58.9 |
| duration | µs | 659.7 ± 479.9 | 53.4–1487.0 | 592.9 ± 488.0 | 15.0–1667.1 |
| ici | ms | 177.9 ± 174.6 | 2.9–696.5 | 143.5 ± 70.1 | 20.3–334.2 |