Elements of beaked whale anatomy and diving physiology and some hypothetical causes of sonar-related stranding

• Published in: The journal of cetacean research and management Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 189 - 209
• Main Authors: Rommel, S. A., Costidis, A. M., Fernandez, A., Jepson, P. D., Pabst, D. A., McLellan, W. A., Houser, D. S., Cranford, T. W., Van Helden, A. L., Allen, D. M., Barros, N. B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 14.03.2023

A number of mass strandings of beaked whales have in recent decades been temporally and spatially coincident with military activities involving the use of midrange sonar. The social behaviour of beaked whales is poorly known, it can be inferred from strandings and some evidence of at-sea sightings....