of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Blind River Dolphin: First Side-Swimming Cetacean Blind River Dolphin: First Side-Swimming Cetacean
of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Blind River Dolphin: First Side-Swimming Cetacean Blind River Dolphin: First Side-Swimming Cetacean
复制标题
内布拉斯加州 - Lincoln DigitalCommons@内布拉斯加大学 - 林肯 盲河海豚:第一只侧游鲸类 盲河海豚:第一只侧游鲸类
DOI:
--
复制
发表时间:
--
期刊:
影响因子:
--
通讯作者:
Maziah Mat Rosly
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
S. N. Sidek;Hadi Mat Rosly;H. Yusof;A. A. Puzi;N. Daud;Maziah Mat Rosly
. The blind river dolphin (Platanista first written about was found to be the first known side-swimming cetacean. The rudimentary eye lacks the lens, but anatomical evidence suggests that the eye may serve as a light sensor. The underwater sound emissions of this species, although similar to those of the Amazon River dolphin (Inia geof-frensis), appear to be produced constantly. As part of a study of the only river dolphin long recognized by native peo-ples as "blind" (Platanista gangetica), E. S. Herald, R. F. L. Frye, and E. J. Morris spent 11 days on the River near Sukkur, km of Karachi, West Pakistan We found that the blind dolphin has a variety of native names, the most common of which are buhlaan (West Pakistan) and susu (India). The river dolphin family, Platanisti-dae, contains only four species; all are long-snouted and similar in appearance. The least known species occurs in Tung Lake, vexillifer). Another is widely distributed in the Amazon and Orinoco basins (Inia N -) to :3 cr LL. C: L- iL