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Communication in Cook Inlet beluga whales: Describing the vocal repertoire and masking of calls by commercial ship noise

2023
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Brewer, A.M., Castellote, M., Van Cise, A.M., Gage, T., Berdahl, A.M.

Cataloguing of acoustic behaviour in Cook inlet belugas in context of masking by nearby shipping. Vocalizations measured and classified. The most common call types per category...
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Keywords: Acoustic masking, Beluga whales, Cook inlet, Shipping noise, Vocalisations

Anthropogenic noise and the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas: Acoustic considerations for management

2018
Open Access Journal Article

Marine Fisheries Review

Castellote, Manuel, Thayre Bruce, Mahoney Michael, Mondragon Jeffrey, Lammers Marc O., and Small Robert J.

Anthropogenic noise has been identified as a major threat for the recovery of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, population, but little is known about...
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Keywords: Anthropogenic noise, Beluga, Cook inlet, Dredging, Fighter jet, Four unidentified noise sources, Helicopter, Jet Aircrafts, Outboard motor, Pile driving, Propeller Aircrafts, Ship, Sub-bottom profiler