Vocal clans in sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue 1512, 2003, Pages 225-231

  Rendell, L E ^a   Whitehead, H ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Population structure; Sperm whale; Vocal clan

Indexed keywords

CODA; POPULATION STRUCTURE; VOCALIZATION; WHALE;

ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMATURITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; WHALE;

CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; MACROCEPHALUS; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 0037423640     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2239     Document Type: Article

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