Exposure amplitude and repetition affect bottlenose dolphin behavioral responses to simulated mid-frequency sonar signals

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 443, Issue , 2013, Pages 123-133

  Houser, Dorian S ^a   Martin, Steve W ^b   Finneran, James J ^b  

^a NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b LAC+USC Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic exposure; Behavioral response; Bottlenose dolphin; Dose response; Sound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AGE CLASS; AUDITORY CUE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DOLPHIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HABITUATION; SIGNAL; SONAR; SWIMMING;

TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 84875615111     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.02.043     Document Type: Article

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