The approximate auditory response time for this bird is 178 ms.
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This is accomplished through vibrations or sound impulses received by brainstem muscles _-something Wilbanks calls " brainstem-evoked auditory response ."
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Basically, the auditory response time is the minimum time required for the barbet to hear the notes and respond to them.
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The time interval between when one bird ends the duet and when the other bird begins the song again is called the " auditory response time ".
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The time between when one bird stops singing to when the other bird in the pair picks the song up is called the auditory response time for the duet.
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Due to the loud vocal interplay between the parents and the fledging eagle, the adults seem to take it as a sign that their offspring has sought independence if they return to the nesting area and hear no right auditory response.