Mucus may play vital role in dolphin echolocation

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - 16:30 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 mucus may play an important role.

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