Quantifying parameters of bottlenose dolphin signature whistles

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 976-986

  Esch, H Carter ^a   Sayigh, Laela S ^a   Wells, Randall S ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; CONSPECIFIC; DOLPHIN; VOCALIZATION;

TURSIOPS;

EID: 70350520032     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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