Biosonar performance of foraging beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-194

  Madsen, P T ^a   Johnson, M ^a   Aguilar De Soto, N ^b   Zimmer, W M X ^c   Tyack, P ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^c NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automatic gain control; Beaked whale; Biosonar; Click interval; Echolocation; Foraging; Mesoplodon densirostris; Sound production

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOLOCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUND DETECTION; WHALE;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ECHOLOCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; WHALES;

CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; MESOPLODON DENSIROSTRIS; ODONTOCETI; ZIPHIIDAE;

EID: 14644412859     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01327     Document Type: Article

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