A false killer whale adjusts its hearing when it echolocates

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1714-1718

  Nachtigall, Paul E ^a   Supin, Alexander Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b SEVERTSOV INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DOLPHIN; ECHOLOCATION; HEARING; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; DOLPHINS; ECHOLOCATION; HEARING;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; LAGENORHYNCHUS; MAMMALIA; ODONTOCETI; ORCINUS ORCA; PSEUDORCA; PSEUDORCA CRASSIDENS; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 46949089611     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.013862     Document Type: Review

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