Rhythmic dimension in the echolocation click trains of sperm whales: a possible function of identification and communication

Fourier spectral analysis was used to highlight a rhythmic dimension of the click repetition pattern of the sperm whale ( Physeter macrocephalus ). Analysis of numerous series of regular clicks only showed occasionally the previously described codas used for communication. Out of a sample recording...

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Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Main Authors: André, Michel, Kamminga, Cees
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2000
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002531549900168x
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002531549900168X