Whale sound recording technology as a tool for assessing the effects of boat noise in a Brazilian marine park

Park Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Sousa Lima, Renata S ^a   Clark, Christopher W ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 68349125029     PISSN: 07359462     EISSN: 10909966     Source Type: Journal    
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