Click train patterns of free-ranging harbour porpoises acquired using T-PODs may be useful as indicators of their behaviour

Journal of Cetacean Research and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-155

  Koschinski, Sven ^a   Diederichs, Ansgar ^b   Amundin, Mats ^c,d  

^a Bioconsult SH ^*  (Germany)

^b BioConsultSH   (Germany)

^c Kolmardens Djurpark   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Biosonar; Communication; Echolocation; Feeding; Food Prey; Harbour Porpoise; Northern hemisphere

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; ECHOLOCATION; HOME RANGE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PORPOISE; SIGNAL; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CLAYOQUOT SOUND; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; LOLLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; NYSTED; SCANDINAVIA; SJAELLAND;

ANIMALIA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 67649550538     PISSN: 15610713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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