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Signal-specific amplitude adjustment to noise in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

2019
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Journal of Experimental Biology

Kragh, I. M., McHugh, K., Wells, R. S., Sayigh, L. S., Janik, V. M., Tyack, P. L. and Jensen, F. H.

Anthropogenic underwater noise has increased over the past century, raising concern about the impact on cetaceans that rely on sound for communication, navigation and locating prey...
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Keywords: Anthropogenic noise, Cetacean, Communication, Lombard response, Masking, Signature whistle

Aquatic noise pollution: implications for individuals, populations, and ecosystems

2016
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Kunc H.P., McLaughlin, K. E. and Schmidt R.

Anthropogenically driven environmental changes affect our planet at an unprecedented scale and are considered to be a key threat to biodiversity. According to the World Health...
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Keywords: Aquatic ecosystems, Behaviour, Communication, Environmental change, Physiology

Underwater sound from vessel traffic reduces the effective communication range in Atlantic cod and haddock

2017
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Scientific Reports

Stanley, J. A., Van Parijs, S. M. and Hatch, L. T.

Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is located in Massachusetts Bay off the densely populated northeast coast of the United States; subsequently, the marine inhabitants of the...
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Keywords: Cod, Communication, Haddock, Shipping