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Multivariate analysis of behavioural response experiments in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

2013
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

The Journal of Experimental Biology

Dunlop, R., Noad, M., Cato, D., Kniest, E. et al.

The behavioural response study (BRS) is an experimental design used by field biologists to determine the function and/or behavioural effects of conspecific, heterospecific or anthropogenic stimuli....
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Keywords: Anthropogenic noise, Behavioural response, BRAHSS, BRS, Humpback whales, Social sounds

Response of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) to ramp-up of a small experimental air gun array.

2016
Pay-walled Peer Reviewed Publication

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Dunlop, R.A., Noad, M.J., McCauley, R.D., Kniest, E. et al.

‘Ramp-up’, or ‘soft start’, is a mitigation measure used in seismic surveys and involves increasing the radiated sound level over 20–40 min. This study compared the...
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Keywords: Air guns, BRAHSS, Humpback whales, Response

Evidence for the functions of surface-active behaviours in humpback whales

2017
Pay-walled/Intertek link Peer Reviewed Publication

Marine Mammal Science

Kavanagh, A.S., Williamson, K., Blomberg, S., Noad, M. et al.

As part of their social sound repertoire, migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) perform a large variety of surface-active behaviors, such as breaching and repetitive slapping of...
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Keywords: BRAHSS, Humpback whales, Surface-active

The effect of close approached for tagging activities by small research vessels on the behavior of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

2016
Pay-walled/Intertek link Peer Reviewed Publication

Marine Mammal Science

Williamson, M., Kavanagh, A. and Noad, N.

Small research vessels are often used as platforms for tagging activities to collect behavioral data on cetaceans and they have the potential to disturb that group...
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Keywords: Anthropogenic disturbance, Behavior, BRAHSS, Cetacean, Humpback whales, Vessel

Behavioral responses of humpback whales to seismic air guns

2013
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics

Cato, D., Noad, M., Dunlop, R., McCauley, R. et al.

A study of the response of humpback whales to seismic air guns is being conducted in Australian waters and two of four major experiments have been...
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Keywords: Air guns, Anthropogenic noise, Behavioural response, Humpback whales

Project BRAHSS: Behavioural response of Australian Humpback whales to seismic surveys

2012
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Proceedings of Acoustics

Cato, D., Noad, M., Dunlop, R., McCauley, R. et al.

BRAHSS is a major project aimed at understanding how humpback whales respond to noise, particularly from seismic air gun arrays. It also aims to infer the...
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Keywords: Behavioural response, BRAHSS, Humpback whales, Seismic surveys

A spatially explicit model of the movement of humpback whales relative to a source

2016
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Proceeding of Meeting on Acoustics

Dunlop, R.A., Noad, M.J. and Cato, D.H.

When measuring the response of large whales to a noise source, multiple measures of behavior are often used (e.g. horizontal movement, dive profile and surface behavior)....
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Keywords: BRAHSS, Humpback whales, Model

Satellite telemetry reveals spatial overlap between vessel high-traffic areas and humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.

2020
Open Access Journal Article

US Navy Living Marine Resources (LMR) Monitoring Program Publications

Aschettino, J.M., Engelhaupt D.T., Engelhaupt A.G., DiMatteo A., Pusser T., Richlen M.F., Bell J.T.

During winter months, humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) frequent the coastal waters of Virginia near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Located within the Bay is Naval...
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Keywords: Boats, Humpback whales, Military installation, Vessels, Winter