Individual right whales call louder in increased environmental noise
The ability to modify vocalizations to compensate for environmental noise is critical for successful communication in a dynamic acoustic environment. Many marine species rely on sound for vital life functions including communication, navigation and feeding. The impacts of significant increases in oc...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0451 2024-10-13T14:07:00+00:00 Individual right whales call louder in increased environmental noise Parks, Susan E. Johnson, Mark Nowacek, Douglas Tyack, Peter L. 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0451 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0451 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0451 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Biology Letters volume 7, issue 1, page 33-35 ISSN 1744-9561 1744-957X journal-article 2010 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0451 2024-09-17T04:34:50Z The ability to modify vocalizations to compensate for environmental noise is critical for successful communication in a dynamic acoustic environment. Many marine species rely on sound for vital life functions including communication, navigation and feeding. The impacts of significant increases in ocean noise levels from human activities are a current area of concern for the conservation of marine mammals. Here, we document changes in calling behaviour by individual endangered North Atlantic right whales ( Eubalaena glacialis ) in increased background noise. Right whales, like several bird and primate species, respond to periods of increased noise by increasing the amplitude of their calls. This behaviour may help maintain the communication range with conspecifics during periods of increased noise. These call modifications have implications for conservation efforts for right whales, affecting both the way whales use sound to communicate and our ability to detect them with passive acoustic monitoring systems. Article in Journal/Newspaper Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic The Royal Society Biology Letters 7 1 33 35 |
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The ability to modify vocalizations to compensate for environmental noise is critical for successful communication in a dynamic acoustic environment. Many marine species rely on sound for vital life functions including communication, navigation and feeding. The impacts of significant increases in ocean noise levels from human activities are a current area of concern for the conservation of marine mammals. Here, we document changes in calling behaviour by individual endangered North Atlantic right whales ( Eubalaena glacialis ) in increased background noise. Right whales, like several bird and primate species, respond to periods of increased noise by increasing the amplitude of their calls. This behaviour may help maintain the communication range with conspecifics during periods of increased noise. These call modifications have implications for conservation efforts for right whales, affecting both the way whales use sound to communicate and our ability to detect them with passive acoustic monitoring systems. |
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Parks, Susan E. Johnson, Mark Nowacek, Douglas Tyack, Peter L. Individual right whales call louder in increased environmental noise |
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Individual right whales call louder in increased environmental noise |
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