Audio-direction finding in the porpoise (phocaena phocaena)


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ABSTRACT THE excellent anatomical work by Reysenbach de Haan1, the important work on _Tursiops_ by Scheville _et al._ 2, and numerous field observations have shown that cetaceans hear


extremely well. _Tursiops_ appears to possess a sonar system of remarkable quality3 and one is inclined to believe that such a system may be of general occurrence4, at any event among the


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Contact customer support SIMILAR CONTENT BEING VIEWED BY OTHERS THE MECHANISM FOR DIRECTIONAL HEARING IN FISH Article Open access 19 June 2024 AUSTRALIAN LONG-FINNED PILOT WHALES


(_GLOBICEPHALA MELAS_) EMIT STEREOTYPICAL, VARIABLE, BIPHONIC, MULTI-COMPONENT, AND SEQUENCED VOCALISATIONS, SIMILAR TO THOSE RECORDED IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Article Open access 26


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Zoological Station, Den Helder, The Netherlands W. H. DUDOK VAN HEEL Authors * W. H. DUDOK VAN HEEL View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar


RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE DUDOK VAN HEEL, W. Audio-direction Finding in the Porpoise (_Phocaena phocaena_). _Nature_ 183, 1063


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