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Abstract Many baleen whales are renowned for their acoustic communication. Under pristine conditions, this communication can plausibly occur across hundreds of kilometres. Frequent vocalisations may allow a dispersed migrating group to maintain contact, and therefore benefit from improved navigation...
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ftdatacite:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7081950 2024-09-30T14:32:46+00:00 Avoidance, confusion or solitude? Modelling how noise pollution affects whale migration ... Johnston, Stuart T. Painter, Kevin J. 2024 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7081950 https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Avoidance_confusion_or_solitude_Modelling_how_noise_pollution_affects_whale_migration/7081950 unknown figshare Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode cc-by-4.0 Biophysics Cell Biology Molecular Biology Neuroscience Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Ecology FOS: Biological sciences Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified Developmental Biology Science Policy Collection article 2024 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7081950 2024-09-02T08:48:27Z Abstract Many baleen whales are renowned for their acoustic communication. Under pristine conditions, this communication can plausibly occur across hundreds of kilometres. Frequent vocalisations may allow a dispersed migrating group to maintain contact, and therefore benefit from improved navigation via the “wisdom of the crowd”. Human activities have considerably inflated ocean noise levels. Here we develop a data-driven mathematical model to investigate how ambient noise levels may inhibit whale migration. Mathematical models allow us to simultaneously simulate collective whale migration behaviour, auditory cue detection, and noise propagation. Rising ambient noise levels are hypothesised to influence navigation through three mechanisms: (i) diminished communication space; (ii) reduced ability to hear external sound cues and; (iii) triggering noise avoidance behaviour. Comparing pristine and current soundscapes, we observe navigation impairment that ranges from mild (increased journey time) to extreme ... Article in Journal/Newspaper baleen whales DataCite |
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Biophysics Cell Biology Molecular Biology Neuroscience Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Ecology FOS: Biological sciences Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified Developmental Biology Science Policy Johnston, Stuart T. Painter, Kevin J. Avoidance, confusion or solitude? Modelling how noise pollution affects whale migration ... |
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Abstract Many baleen whales are renowned for their acoustic communication. Under pristine conditions, this communication can plausibly occur across hundreds of kilometres. Frequent vocalisations may allow a dispersed migrating group to maintain contact, and therefore benefit from improved navigation via the “wisdom of the crowd”. Human activities have considerably inflated ocean noise levels. Here we develop a data-driven mathematical model to investigate how ambient noise levels may inhibit whale migration. Mathematical models allow us to simultaneously simulate collective whale migration behaviour, auditory cue detection, and noise propagation. Rising ambient noise levels are hypothesised to influence navigation through three mechanisms: (i) diminished communication space; (ii) reduced ability to hear external sound cues and; (iii) triggering noise avoidance behaviour. Comparing pristine and current soundscapes, we observe navigation impairment that ranges from mild (increased journey time) to extreme ... |
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Avoidance, confusion or solitude? Modelling how noise pollution affects whale migration ... |
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Avoidance, confusion or solitude? Modelling how noise pollution affects whale migration ... |
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