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Repeated elicitation of the acoustic startle reflex leads to sensitisation in subsequent avoidance behaviour and induces fear conditioning.

2011
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

BMC Neuroscience

Götz, T. and Janik V.M.

Background Autonomous reflexes enable animals to respond quickly to potential threats, prevent injury and mediate fight or flight responses. Intense acoustic stimuli with sudden onsets elicit...
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Keywords: Acoustic stimuli, Autonomous reflex, Marine animals, Startle

The effects of man-made noise on the behaviour of marine animals

1990
Pay-walled Journal Article

Environmental International

Myrberg Jr., A. A.

Reports of the effects of man-made noise on the behavior and related processes of marine animals are widely scattered among a variety of literature sources. This...
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Keywords: Anthropogenic noise, Behaviour, Marine animals, Review

Improved passive acoustic band-limited energy detection for cetaceans

2016
Pay-walled Peer Reviewed Publication

Applied Acoustics

Hood, J., Flogeras, D. and Theriault, J

Acoustic detection of cetaceans is challenged by the variability of calls and the presence of variable background noise. One detection method is to start with frequency...
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Keywords: False alarm reduction, Marine animals, Monitoring, PAMGUARD, Signal detection