Vertical sonar beam width and scanning behavior of wild belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) in West Greenland.

Echolocation signals of wild beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) were recorded in 2013 using a vertical, linear 16-hydrophone array at two locations in the pack ice of Baffin Bay, West Greenland. Individual whales were localized for 4:42 minutes of 1:04 hours of recordings. Clicks centered on the...

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Main Authors: Marie J Zahn, Kristin L Laidre, Peter Stilz, Marianne H Rasmussen, Jens C Koblitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0257054&type=printable