A mobile acoustic localization system for the study of free-ranging dolphins during focal follows

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 979-989

  Quick, Nicola J ^a   Rendell, Luke E ^a   Janik, Vincent M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DOLPHIN; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 54349090141     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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