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...
Published in: | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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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 |