A Study to Interpret the Biological Significance of Behavior Associated with 3S Experimental Sonar Exposures

Abstract

The specific objectives of this project are: 1.) use of state-based modelling (e.g. hidden Markov models) to assess how sonar exposure might affect functional behavioral time budgets across 3S species; 2.) quantitative comparison of behavior, and behavioral changes, during sonar presentation and playback of killer whale sounds across the 3S species; and 3.) quantification of the possible impacts of sonar exposure on energy expenditure by linking respiration behavior and underwater activity recorded by Dtags.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1014272

Entities

People

  • Patrick Miller

Organizations

  • University of St Andrews

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cetaceans
  • Consistency
  • Contrast
  • Data Sets
  • Hidden Markov Models
  • Human Behavior
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Markov Models
  • Models
  • Money
  • Odontocetes
  • Respiration
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Whales

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Marine Mammal Biology