Biosonar, dive, and foraging activity of satellite tracked harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Linnenschmidt, Meike ^a   Teilmann, Jonas ^b   Akamatsu, Tomonari ^c,d   Dietz, Rune ^b   Miller, Lee A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acoustic tag; Argos; Biosonar; Danish waters; Diving; Echolocation; Foraging; Great Belt; Harbor porpoise; Kattegat; Phocoena phocoena; TDR

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DATA; ADAPTATION; ARGO; BIOACOUSTICS; DIVING; ECHOLOCATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; MOVEMENT; PORPOISE; RADIOTELEMETRY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SONAR; SURVIVAL; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

DENMARK;

ANIMALIA; PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 84875909566     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2012.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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