Structural and temporal emission patterns of variable pulsed calls in free-ranging killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Behaviour

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 307-329

  Rehn, Nicola ^a   Teichert, Stefanie ^a   Thomsen, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

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ANIMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 34547595746     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853907780425703     Document Type: Article

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