Odontoceti: Toothed Whale Adaptations
Dec 1, 2025 · Odontoceti are toothed whales defined by specialized cranial adaptations like the melon and phonic lips, enabling high …
Toothed Whales: Biology, Echolocation, and Social Behavior
What sets them apart from their baleen whale relatives goes far beyond the presence of teeth: toothed whales are the only marine …
Publications – Professor Marie Roch
A. Van Cise, M. A. Roch, R. W. Baird, T. A. Mooney, and J. Barlow, “Acoustic differentiation of Shiho- and Naisa-type short-finned …
Narrow Acoustic Field of View Drives Frequency Scaling in Toothed Whale ...
Dec 3, 2018 · Toothed whales are apex predators varying in size from 40-kg porpoises to 50-ton sperm whales that all forage by …
A tradeoff evolution between acoustic fat bodies and skull muscles in ...
Apr 5, 2024 · Toothed whales have developed specialized echolocation abilities that are crucial for underwater activities. Acoustic fat …
Adaptive echolocation behavior of bats and toothed whales in …
Below, we present an overview of the characteristics of bat and toothed whale echolocation signals and the acoustic cues these …
Acoustic behavior of melon-headed whales varies on a diel cycle
In this study, we investigated the diel acoustic activity pattern of melon-headed whales from a year-long survey and the animals’ …
Toothed whale echolocation organs evolved from jaw muscles – …
Apr 8, 2024 · Dolphins and whales use sound to communicate, navigate and hunt. New research suggests that the collections of …
Marine Mammal Acoustics - NOAA Fisheries
Shipboard human observers provide the acousticians with the identification, location, and behavior of groups of whales and dolphins. …
Although specific melon morphologies will influence resulting acoustic signals, the geometric details of the entire echolocation …
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