Spatial orientation in echolocating harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 3385-3394

  Verfuß, Ursula K ^a,b,d   Miller, Lee A ^c   Schnitzler, Hans Ulrich ^b  

^a Fjord and Bælt ^*  (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biosonar; Echolocation; Echolocation behaviour; Harbour porpoise; Landmark; Phocoena phocoena; Signal pattern; Spatial orientation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOLOCATION; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PORPOISE; RECORDING; SWIMMING; TIME; VIDEORECORDING; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; ECHOLOCATION; ORIENTATION; PHOCOENA; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING; TAPE RECORDING; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 25844488156     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01786     Document Type: Article

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