A trial of acoustic harassment device efficacy on free-ranging bottlenose dolphins in Sardinia, Italy

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 197-208

  López, Bruno Díaz ^a   Mariño, Fernando ^a  

^a The Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute (BDRI)   (Italy)

Author keywords

acoustic harassment devices; AHDs; aquaculture; bottlenose dolphins; Mediterranean Sea; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DOLPHIN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISH CULTURE; UNDERWATER NOISE;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SARDINIA;

MAMMALIA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 84858956310     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236244.2011.618216     Document Type: Article

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