Overlapping and matching of codas in vocal interactions between sperm whales: insights into communication function

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1977-1988

  Schulz, Tyler M ^a   Whitehead, Hal ^a   Gero, Shane ^a   Rendell, Luke ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

communication; Physeter macrocephalus; sperm whale; vocal interaction; vocalization

Indexed keywords

CODA; SIGNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION; WHALE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 56049117387     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.07.032     Document Type: Article

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