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Changes in vocal parameters with social context in humpback whales: considering the effect of bystanders

2016
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology

Dunlop, R

Many theories and communication models developed from terrestrial studies focus on a simple dyadic exchange between a sender and receiver. During social interactions, the “frequency code”...
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Keywords: BRAHSS, Bystander, Frequency code system, Social interactions, Whales

Effects of noise and sound perception in marine mammals

2013
Pay-walled/Intertek link Peer Reviewed Publication

Animal Communication and Noise

Finneran, J., Branstetter, B.

For marine mammals, auditory perception plays a critical role in a variety of acoustically mediated behaviors, such as communication, foraging, social interactions, and avoidance of predators....
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Keywords: Auditory masking, Foraging, Marine mammals, Noise-induced threshold shifts, Social interactions, Sound detection, Sound perception