Topographical distribution of lipids inside the mandibular fat bodies of odontocetes: Remarkable complexity and consistency

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-106

  Koopman, Heather N ^a   Budge, Suzanne M ^b   Ketten, Darlene R ^c   Iverson, Sara J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Branched chain fatty acid; Delphinid; Hearing; Isolauric acid; Isovaleric acid; Kogiid; Mandibular fat; Odontocete; Phocoenid; Ziphiid

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE SCATTERING; LIPIDS; MARINE BIOLOGY; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

DOLPHIN; MANDIBULAR FAT BODY; SOUND RECEPTION; TORTOISE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 33745585081     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2006.872205     Document Type: Article

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