The influence of underwater data transmission sounds on the displacement behaviour of captive harbour seals (Phoca vitulina)

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-39

  Kastelein, Ronald A ^a   Van Der Heul, Sander ^a   Verboom, Willem C ^b   Triesscheijn, Rob J V ^a   Jennings, Nancy V ^c  

^a SEAMARCO   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Anthropogenic noise; Deterrence; Ecology; Hydrodynamics; Phocid; Pinniped; Shipping lanes

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DATA MINING; ECOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE ENGINEERING; SHIPS; SIGNAL ENCODING; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

ANTHROPOGENIC NOISE; DETERRENCE; PHOCID; PINNIPIED; SHIPPING LANES;

ACOUSTICS;

WATER;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ECHO SOUNDING; PINNIPED; SHIPPING; SONAR;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BREEDING; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEEDING; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOCA VITULIN; SEAL; SOUND; SOUND TRANSMISSION; SUCKLING; SWIMMING;

ACOUSTICS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOCA; REFERENCE VALUES; SOUND; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; TRANSDUCERS; WATER;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 28444489373     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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