Behavioral responses and habituation of pinnipeds and small cetaceans to novel objects and simulated fishing gear with and without a pinger

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-168

  Bowles, Ann E ^a   Anderson, Rindy C ^a,b  

^a HUBBS SEAWORLD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic behaviors; Aversion; Behavior; Entanglement; Fishing gear; Gillnet; Habituation; Neophobia; Net alarm; Pinger; Pinnipeds; Sensitization; Small cetaceans

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CETACEAN; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; DOLPHIN; FISHING GEAR; GILLNET; HABITUATION; PINNIPED;

CEPHALORHYNCHUS COMMERSONII; CETACEA; LAGENORHYNCHUS OBLIQUIDENS; MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PINNIPEDIA; TREMATODA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS; ZALOPHUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 84863759175     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.38.2.2012.161     Document Type: Article

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