Data from: Evidence for convergent evolution of ultrasonic hearing in toothed whales (Cetacea: Odontoceti)

• Main Authors: Racicot, Rachel, Boessenecker, Robert, Darroch, Simon, Geisler, Jonathan
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Life sciences; medicine and health care; Labyrinth; toothed whales
• Online Access: http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-e6-biq2; https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:126610

Toothed whales (Cetacea: Odontoceti) are the most diverse group of modern cetaceans, originating during the Eocene/Oligocene transition ~38 million years ago. All extant odontocetes echolocate; a single origin for this behavior is supported by a unique facial source for ultrasonic vocalizations and...