Scanning sonar of rolling porpoises during prey capture dives

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 146-152

  Akamatsu, T ^a   Wang, D ^b   Wang, K ^b   Li, S ^b   Dong, S ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biologging; Cetacean; Dolphin; Echolocation; Finless porpoise; Sonar

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIVING; ECHOLOCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PORPOISE; PREDATION; SOUND;

ANIMALS; DIVING; ECHOLOCATION; PORPOISES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOUND;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; NEOPHOCAENA PHOCAENOIDES; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 76149094521     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.037655     Document Type: Article

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