Anatomy and Functional Morphology of the Mysticete Rorqual Whale Larynx: Phonation Positions of the U‐Fold

• Published in: The Anatomical Record
• Main Authors: DAMIEN, JULIETTE, ADAM, OLIVIER, CAZAU, DORIAN, WHITE, PAUL, LAITMAN, JEFFREY T., REIDENBERG, JOY S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Histology; Biotechnology; Anatomy; Rorqual; baleen whale; baleen whales; Fin whale; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae; minke whale; Sei Whale; toothed whales
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.24034; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Far.24034; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ar.24034; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ar.24034

ABSTRACT Many Mysticetes (baleen whales) are acoustically active marine mammals. This is epitomized by rorquals, and specifically male humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) whose complex songs comprise a wide range of vocalizations. The sound production mechanism of odontocetes (toothed whales,...