Acoustic and behavioural changes by fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in response to shipping and airgun noise

Biological Conservation

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-122

  Castellote, Manuel ^a   Clark, Christopher W ^b   Lammers, Marc O ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Background noise; Masking; Seismic survey noise; Ship noise; Spatial displacement

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARRAY; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEISMIC SURVEY; SURVIVAL; WHALE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

BALAENOPTERA; BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS; CETACEA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84857374897     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.021     Document Type: Article

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