Acoustic radiation from the head of echolocating harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2726-2733

  Au, Whitlow W L ^a   Kastelein, Ronald A ^b   Benoit Bird, Kelly J ^c   Cranford, Ted W ^d   McKenna, Megan F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Sea Mammal Research Company SEAMARCO   (Netherlands)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact hydrophone; Echolocation signals; Harbor porpoise; Lipid; Melon; Phocoena phocoena; Sound pressure level

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECHOLOCATION; HEAD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PORPOISE;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; ECHOLOCATION; HEAD; MALE; PHOCOENA;

ANIMALIA; CUCUMIS; MAMMALIA; PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 33747047205     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02306     Document Type: Article

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