Weddell seals do not lengthen calls in response to conspecific masking

Some mammalian and avian species alter their vocal communication signals to reduce masking by background noises (including conspecific calls). A preliminary study suggested that Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) increase the durations of some underwater call types when overlapped by another ca...

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Other Authors: TERHUNE, JOHN MOORE (hasPrincipalInvestigator), TERHUNE, JOHN MOORE (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Subjects:
biota
oceans
SEALS/SEA LIONS/WALRUSES
EARTH SCIENCE
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES
MAMMALS
CARNIVORES
Weddell Seal
Leptonychotes weddellii
vocalisation
HYDROPHONES
FIELD SURVEYS
GEOGRAPHIC REGION &gt
POLAR
Weddell
Antarc*
Antarctica
Weddell Seals
walrus*
Online Access:https://researchdata.ands.org.au/weddell-seals-lengthen-conspecific-masking/699452
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASAC_1132_pulse_repetition
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536

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