An assessment of the audibility of sound from human transport by breeding Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 275-291

  Petel, Tamara D Van Polanen ^a   Terhune, John M ^b   Hindell, Mark A ^a   Giese, Melissa A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BREEDING; NOISE; PINNIPED;

CARNIVORA; LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII;

EID: 33745678931     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR05001     Document Type: Article

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