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Highly Directional Sonar Beam of Narwhals (Monodon monoceros) Measured with a Vertical 16 Hydrophone Array

Recordings of narwhal (Monodon monoceros) echolocation signals were made using a linear 16 hydrophone array in the pack ice of Baffin Bay, West Greenland in 2013 at eleven sites. An average -3 dB beam width of 5.0° makes the narwhal click the most directional biosonar signal reported for any species...

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Autores principales: Koblitz, Jens C., Stilz, Peter, Rasmussen, Marianne H., Laidre, Kristin L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5102362/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27828956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162069

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