Mucus May Play Vital Role in Dolphin Echolocation
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - 15:51
in Biology & Nature
A dolphin chasing a tasty fish will produce a stream of rapid-fire echolocation clicks that help it track the speed, direction and distance to its prey. Now researchers have developed a model that could yield new insights into how the charismatic marine mammals make these clicks - and it turns out snot may play an important role. The researchers will present their model at the 171st meeting of the Acoustical Society of America.