Low-frequency components in harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) clicks: Communication signal, by-products, or artifacts?

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 4059-4068

  Hansen, M ^a   Wahlberg, M ^b   Madsen, P T ^a,c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Fjord and Bælt ^*  (Denmark)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC BACKSCATTERS; ACTIVE SPACES; BIOSONAR; COMMUNICATION SIGNALS; CONSPECIFICS; ECHOLOCATION CLICKS; HARBOR PORPOISE; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; LOW FREQUENCIES; LOW-FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; NARROW BANDS; OFF-AXIS ANGLES; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; UNDERWATER SOUNDS;

BYPRODUCTS; COMMUNICATION; MAMMALS; PORTS AND HARBORS;

UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; ECHOLOCATION; FEMALE; MALE; PHOCOENA; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY;

EID: 60049089829     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.2945154     Document Type: Article

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