Detection and Recognition of North Atlantic Right Whale Contact Calls in the Presence of Ambient Noise

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 358-368

  Urazghildiiev, Ildar R ^a   Clark, Christopher W ^a   Krein, Timothy P ^a   Parks, Susan E ^b  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection; North Atlantic right whale (NARW); recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008039490     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: 15581691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2009.2014931     Document Type: Article

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