Sperm whale behaviour indicates the use of echolocation click buzzes 'creaks' in prey capture
During foraging dives, sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) produce long series of regular clicks at 0.5-2 s intervals interspersed with rapid-click buzzes called 'creaks'. Sound, depth and orientation recording Dtags were attached to 23 whales in the Ligurian Sea and Gulf of Mexico to te...
Published in: | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences |
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Language: | English |
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Online Access: | https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/sperm-whale-behaviour-indicates-the-use-of-echolocation-click-buzzes-creaks-in-prey-capture(ce1fe48b-a9bf-4012-9304-a1f4c2e48bd1).html https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2004.2863 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=16644387735&partnerID=8YFLogxK |