Asymmetry and dynamics of a narrow sonar beam in an echolocating harbor porpoise

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 2315-2324

  Koblitz, Jens C ^a   Wahlberg, Magnus ^b   Stilz, Peter ^a   Madsen, Peter T ^c   Beedholm, Kristian ^c   Schnitzler, Hans Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM WIDTHS; BIOSONAR; ECHOLOCATION CLICKS; HARBOR PORPOISE; HEAD STRUCTURE; HIGH ANGULAR RESOLUTIONS; HIGH FREQUENCY; HYDROPHONE ARRAYS; NARROW BANDS; NARROW BEAMS; SOUND ENERGY; SOUND RADIATIONS;

UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

MAMMALS;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; ECHOLOCATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PORPOISE; SOUND; SOUND DETECTION; TRANSDUCER;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; ECHOLOCATION; MALE; PHOCOENA; SOUND; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 84858987934     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.3683254     Document Type: Article

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