Baseline Behavior of Pilot Whales and their Responses to Playback of Anthropogenic and Natural Sounds

Abstract

This project investigates the social ecology and baseline behavior of pilot whales, and responses to controlled exposures of anthropogenic and natural sounds. The ultimate goal is to understand responses of different cetacean taxa to naval sonar, which should improve Navy environmental analyses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2012
Accession Number
ADA573923

Entities

People

  • Peter Tyack

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acoustic Signals
  • Animals
  • Cameras
  • Cetaceans
  • Cohesion
  • Ecology
  • Gibraltar
  • Mammals
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Mammals
  • Odontocetes
  • Playback
  • Social Environment
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Stereo Cameras

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology