Behavioral Responses of Nave Cuvier's Beaked Whales in the Ligurian Sea to Playback of Anthropogenic and Natural Sounds

Abstract

The principle goal of this project was to study responses of Cuviers beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) to MFA sonar signals. Secondary goals included conducting a killer whale playback that has not been preceded by a sonar playback (as in Tyack et al. 2011) and collecting more baseline data on Ziphius. This is the final report of this project.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1014333

Entities

People

  • Peter L. Tyack

Organizations

  • University of St Andrews

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Arrays
  • Acoustic Detection
  • Acoustics
  • Animals
  • Arrays
  • Data Sets
  • Deployment
  • Detection
  • Experimental Design
  • Habitats
  • Ligurian Sea
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Odontocetes
  • Sonar Signals
  • Statistical Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology