Synchronous behaviour of cetaceans observed with active acoustics

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 445-451

  Godø, Olav Rune ^a   Sivle, Lise Doksæter ^a   Patel, Ruben ^b   Torkelsen, Terje ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b CodeLab Bergen ^*  (Norway)

^c Metas AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Active acoustics; Feeding; Synchrony; Tracking; Whale behaviour

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC TRACKING; BIOMASS DENSITY; EXTRACT INFORMATIONS; INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR; RECORDED SIGNALS; SENSITIVE INSTRUMENTS; SYNCHRONY; WHALE BEHAVIOUR;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; FEEDING; SURFACE DISCHARGES; TARGET TRACKING;

BIOACOUSTICS;

ACOUSTICS; BEHAVIOR; BIOMASS; DATA ACQUISITION; ECHO SOUNDER; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRACTURE ZONE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; TRACKING; WHALE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA;

EID: 84888200484     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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