The ontogeny of echolocation in a Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis) |
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Authors: | Li Songhai Wang Ding Wang Kexiong Xiao Jianqiang Akamatsu Tomonari |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Hydrobiology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China. |
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Abstract: | Acoustic and concurrent behavioral data from one neonatal male Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis) in captivity were presented. The calf click train was first recorded at 22 days postnatal, and the frequency of hydrophone-exploration behavior with head scanning motions in conjunction with emissions of click trains by the calf increased gradually with age. The echolocation clicks in the first recorded click train were indistinguishable from those of adults. Calf echolocation trains were found to decrease in maximum click-repetition rate, duration, and number of clicks per train with age while the minimum click-repetition rate remained more consistent. |
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