On the Foraging Behavior of Beaked Whales and Other Deep Diving Odontocetes
Abstract
The long-term goal of our research is to understand beaked whale foraging process and to learn how to alleviate acoustic encounters between Navy asserts and beaked whales and other deep diving odontocetes. The more specific goal of this proposal is to fabricate an integrated instrumentation system that can be used to study foraging behavior of deep diving beaked whales. The most effective manner to minimize acoustic encounters is to have knowledge of the movement patterns of beaked whales in any given body of water. Since the movement patterns of any animals is strongly affected by the availability of food resources, it is critical to understand the foraging behavior of beaked whales, the behavior of the prey, the oceanographic conditions affecting the presence of the prey and how the whales interact with the prey field.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA541812
Entities
People
- Marc O. Lammers
- Whitlow W. Au