An innovative way for whales to sing

Joy S. Reidenberg

doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00307-1

An innovative way for whales to sing

Joy S. Reidenberg

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Abstract

Mammals make sounds when air flow causes paired tissue folds in their voice box to oscillate. However, such air flow in the baleen group of whales takes an unusual path, enabling them to make sounds in a previously unknown way.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00307-1
State	Accepted/In press - 2024

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Animal behaviour
Zoology

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