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odontocetes

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odontocetes
members of the Odontoceti, a suborder of whales which have teeth, contrasted with the baleen whales which have plates of whalebone as their dental apparatus.


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Mysticeti and odontocetes have also shown changes in behavior and vocalization patters such as disruption of foraging, avoidance of particular areas, altered dive and respiratory patterns, and disruption of mating systems (Gordon et al.
 
 
 
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