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Effects of boat noise on fish fast-start escape response depend on engine type

2019
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Scientific Reports

McCormic, M. I., Fakan, E. P., Nedelec, S. L. and Allan, B. J. M.

Vessel noise represents a relatively recent but rapidly increasing form of pollution, which affects the many organisms that use sound to inform their behavioural decisions. Recent...
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Keywords: Behaviour, Coral reef fish, Engine type, Motorboat

Small-Boat Noise Impacts Natural Settlement Behavior of Coral Reef Fish Larvae

2016
Pay-walled Book

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Simpson SD, Radford AN, Holles S, Ferrari MCO, Chivers DP, McCormick MI, Meekan MG

After a pelagic larval phase, settlement-stage coral reef fish must locate a suitable reef habitat for juvenile life. Reef noise, produced by resident fish and invertebrates,...
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Keywords: Anthropogenic noise, Boat noise, Coral reef fish, Reef noise

Vessel noise affects routine swimming and escape response of a coral reef fish

2020
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

PLOS ONE

Velasquez Jimenez, L. and McCormic M. I.

An increasing number of studies have shown that anthropogenic noise can negatively affect aspects of the anti-predator behaviour of reef fishes, potentially affecting fitness and survival....
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Keywords: Coral reef fish, Vessel noise