Clicking for supper
When close to prey, porpoises actively widen their sonar beam, which may make it harder for the prey to escape.
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2015-04-01
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/07690 |
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| author | Peter Tyack |
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| description | When close to prey, porpoises actively widen their sonar beam, which may make it harder for the prey to escape. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-054bb33bbee24325a33fe4938b7469112022-12-22T03:24:28ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2015-04-01410.7554/eLife.07690Clicking for supperPeter Tyack0School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, United KingdomWhen close to prey, porpoises actively widen their sonar beam, which may make it harder for the prey to escape.https://elifesciences.org/articles/07690Phocoena phocoenaecholocationbeam directionalitybuzzprey captureconvergent evolution |
| spellingShingle | Peter Tyack Clicking for supper eLife Phocoena phocoena echolocation beam directionality buzz prey capture convergent evolution |
| title | Clicking for supper |
| title_full | Clicking for supper |
| title_fullStr | Clicking for supper |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clicking for supper |
| title_short | Clicking for supper |
| title_sort | clicking for supper |
| topic | Phocoena phocoena echolocation beam directionality buzz prey capture convergent evolution |
| url | https://elifesciences.org/articles/07690 |
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