Rhythmic dimension in the echolocation click trains of sperm whales: A possible function of identification and communication

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 163-169

  André, Michel ^a   Kamminga, Cees ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ECHOLOCATION; RECOGNITION; WHALE;

PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS;

EID: 0034055555     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002531549900168X     Document Type: Article

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