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...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences
Main Authors: Miller, Patrick, Johnson, Mark, Tyack, Peter Lloyd
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2004
Subjects:
foraging
echolocation
sperm whale
diving
PHYSETER-MACROCEPHALUS
GALAPAGOS-ISLANDS
STOMACH CONTENTS
DIVING BEHAVIOR
MARINE MAMMALS
TAG
SEA
COMMUNICATION
GREENLAND
SONAR
Creak
Galapagos
Greenland
Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm whale
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
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