Clicking in Shallow Rivers: Short-Range Echolocation of Irrawaddy and Ganges River Dolphins in a Shallow, Acoustically Complex Habitat

Toothed whales (Cetacea, odontoceti) use biosonar to navigate their environment and to find and catch prey. All studied toothed whale species have evolved highly directional, high-amplitude ultrasonic clicks suited for long-range echolocation of prey in open water. Little is known about the biosonar...

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Autores principales: Jensen, Frants H., Rocco, Alice, Mansur, Rubaiyat M., Smith, Brian D., Janik, Vincent M., Madsen, Peter T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3616034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23573197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059284

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3616034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23573197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059284

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