Compositional topography of melon lipids in the Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus: Implications for echo-location |
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| Authors: | Dr C Litchfield R Karol A J Greenberg |
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| Institution: | (1) Present address: Department of Biochemistry, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA |
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| Abstract: | Major variations in lipid composition exist within the fatty melon tissue of the Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus. Topographical lipid analyses indicate a central  inner melon core surrounded by distinctive outer melon, under melon, and blubber tissues. Acoustical considerations suggest that this melon-lipid topography may aid in collimation of the ultrasonic pulses used by the dolphin for echolocation. |
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