A Brief Summary of Biological Sound Scattering in the Ocean.

Abstract

The phenomenon of vertical migration is unexplained. Vertical migration requires considerable expenditure of energy in terms of bladder control as well as mechanical work. Feeding has not been ruled out but examination of gut contents of trawl catches does not support feeding as a cause.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1970
Accession Number
ADA039616

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Organizations

  • Tracor

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Scattering
  • Acoustics
  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • California
  • Deep Scattering Layers
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Physics
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Reverberation
  • Scattering
  • Swim Bladders
  • United States

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