Extreme diving of beaked whales
- P. Tyack, Mark Johnson, N. A. Soto, A. Sturlese, P. Madsen
- Environmental ScienceJournal of Experimental Biology
- 1 November 2006
Using current models of breath-hold diving, it is inferred that beaked whales' natural diving behaviour is inconsistent with known problems of acute nitrogen supersaturation and embolism, and possible decompression problems are more likely to result from an abnormal behavioural response to sonar.
Physical habitat of cetaceans along the continental slope of the Western Ligurian Sea.
- S. Airoldi, A. Azzellino, S. Gaspari, P. Patti, A. Sturlese
- Environmental Science
- 2001