Foraging dives of sperm whales in the north-western Mediterranean Sea
Oceanic odontocetes rely on echolocation to forage on pelagic or benthic prey, but their feeding ecology is difficult to study. We studied sperm whale foraging dives during summer in the north-western Mediterranean, using visual and passive acoustic observations. Clicking and creaking activities wer...
| 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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2012
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| Online Access: | https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/foraging-dives-of-sperm-whales-in-the-northwestern-mediterranean-sea(ed18a2c3-1ef1-4a7c-b1b6-a8acf5661081).html https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315412001087 https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/4031/1/Gannier2012jmba92_8foragingdives.pdf |