Energetics in the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus Montagu

Various aspects of energetics of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus Montagu, were investigated, including the relationship between ventilation rate and behaviour, the structure of the breath, basal metabolic rate, and the cost of echolocation. An ethogram was defined through observa...

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Main Author: Cole, Katharine Ruth
Published: University of Aberdeen 1995
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.320781