Sound transmission in the nose of the sperm whale Physeter catodon. A post mortem study

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 335-340

  Møhl, Bertel ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bent horn model; Harvey theory; Multi pulse click; Sound generator; Spermaceti organ

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FATTY ALCOHOL; SPERMACETI;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECHOLOCATION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NOSE; PHYSIOLOGY; WHALE;

ANIMALS; ECHOLOCATION; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ALCOHOLS; MALE; NOSE; WHALES;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 0034908524     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590100205     Document Type: Article

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