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Physeter catodon

Known as: Physeter macrocephalus, Sperm Whale, Whale, Sperm 
The species Physeter catodon (also called Physeter macrocephalus), in the family Physeteridae. The common name is derived from the milky wax… (More)
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1952-2017
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1936-2018
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2008
2008
Restoring sight in blind cavefish
which sleep uni-hemispherically or bi-hemispherically depending on the context [3], captive cetaceans almost never sleep… (More)
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Deep-diving foraging behaviour of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus).
1. Digital tags were used to describe diving and vocal behaviour of sperm whales during 198 complete and partial foraging dives… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Sperm whale behaviour indicates the use of echolocation click buzzes "creaks" in prey capture.
During foraging dives, sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) produce long series of regular clicks at 0.5-2 s intervals… (More)
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2003
2003
Vocal clans in sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus).
Cultural transmission may be a significant source of variation in the behaviour of whales and dolphins, especially as regards… (More)
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2002
2002
Sperm whale sound production studied with ultrasound time/depth-recording tags.
Delphinoids (Delphinidae, Odontoceti) produce tonal sounds and clicks by forcing pressurized air past phonic lips in the nasal… (More)
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2002
2002
Male sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) acoustics in a high-latitude habitat: implications for echolocation and communication
Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are deep-diving predators foraging in meso- and bathypelagic ecosystems off the continental… (More)
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2001
2001
Sound transmission in the nose of the sperm whale Physeter catodon. A post mortem study
During a sperm whale stranding at Rømø, the Wadden Sea, Denmark, on 4 December 1997, we were notified in time to start acoustic… (More)
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2000
2000
Sperm whales (Physeter catodon L. 1758) do not react to sounds from detonators.
A number of observations show that sperm whales (Physeter catodon L. 1758) react to various man-made pulses with moderate source… (More)
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2000
2000
The Mitochondrial Genome of the Sperm Whale and a New Molecular Reference for Estimating Eutherian Divergence Dates
Extant cetaceans are systematically divided into two suborders: Mysticeti (baleen whales) and Odontoceti (toothed whales). In… (More)
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1997
1997
Group-specific dialects and geographical variation in coda repertoire in South Pacific sperm whales
Codas, which are patterned series of clicks, were recorded from female and immature sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in a… (More)
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