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A behavioural dose-response model for migrating humpback whales and seismic air gun noise

2018
Pay-walled Journal Article

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Dunlop, Rebecca A., Noad Michael J., McCauley Robert D., Kniest Eric, Slade Robert, Paton David, and Cato Douglas H.

The behavioural responses of migrating humpback whales to an air gun, a small clustered seismic array and a commercial array were used to develop a dose-response...
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Keywords: Acoustic exposure, Anthropogenic noise, Behavioural response study, Marine mammals, Seismic mitigation

The behavioural response of migrating humpback whales to a full seismic Airgun arrays

2017
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Dunlop, R. A., Noad, M. J., McCauley, R. D., Kniest, E., Slade, R., Paton , D., Cato, D. H.

Despite concerns on the effects of noise from seismic survey airguns on marine organisms, there remains uncertainty as to the biological significance of any response. This...
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Keywords: Anthropogenic noise, Behavioural response study, Biological significance, Humpback whale, Seismic airgun