Aspects of underwater sound communication in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1061-1071

  O'Shea, Thomas J ^a   Poché Jr , Lynn B ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Florida; Manatees; Sirenia; Trichechus manatus latirostris; Vocalizations

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; CAPTIVE POPULATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; RECOGNITION; SIRENIAN; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT; VOCALIZATION; WILD POPULATION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SIRENIA; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS;

EID: 33846058969     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-066R1.1     Document Type: Review

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