Influences of man-made noise and other human actions on cetacean behaviour

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 183-209

  Richardson, W John ^a   Würsig, Bernd ^b  

^a LGL LIMITED   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Dolphins; Impacts; Masking; Underwater noise; Whales

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE;

EID: 0000970178     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236249709379006     Document Type: Article

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