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First direct measurements of behavioural responses by Cuvier’s beaked whales to mid-frequency active sonar

2013
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Biology Letters

DeRuiter S.L., Southall B.L., Calambokidis J., Zimmer W.M.X., Sadykova D., Falcone E.A., Friedlaender A.S., Joseph J.E., Moretti, D., Schorr G.S., Thomas L., Tyack P.L.

Most marine mammal strandings coincident with naval sonar exercises have involved Cuvier’s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris). We recorded animal movement and acoustic data on two tagged...
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Keywords: Acoustic disturbance, Anthropogenic noise, Avoidance response, Mid-frequency activesonar, Military, Ziphius cavirostris