Acoustic Ecology and Remote Acoustic Monitoring of a Minke Whale Population
Sound is the most effective means of communication in the ocean. A uniquely inquisitive minke whale population on the northern Great Barrier Reef presents an unprecedented research opportunity to study minke acoustics. In 1997, we used vessel-based recordings to link the minke to a wide variety of s...
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ftdtic:ADA376676 2023-05-15T15:36:08+02:00 Acoustic Ecology and Remote Acoustic Monitoring of a Minke Whale Population Gedamke, Jason Costa, Daniel P. CALIFORNIA UNIV SANTA CRUZ 2000-04-15 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA376676 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA376676 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA376676 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Biology Acoustics *ACOUSTIC ARRAYS *WHALES ACOUSTIC WAVES BARRIERS BEHAVIOR OCEANS AUSTRALIA UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS ECOLOGY AQUATIC ANIMALS BIOACOUSTICS REEFS MINKE WHALE BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA BALAENOPTERA VOCALIZATION Text 2000 ftdtic 2016-02-20T04:46:04Z Sound is the most effective means of communication in the ocean. A uniquely inquisitive minke whale population on the northern Great Barrier Reef presents an unprecedented research opportunity to study minke acoustics. In 1997, we used vessel-based recordings to link the minke to a wide variety of sounds. In 1998 and 1999, we expanded the study to include a remote acoustic array to monitor and track one particularly interesting vocalization that can be used for long distance communication. Our vessel-based recordings have given us the largest database of minke sounds yet reported. By matching the acoustics with observed behaviors, group structure and identification data, we are beginning to shed light on the possible functions of these sounds. Our remote array work is revealing how these sounds are used over larger scales by allowing us to localize and track the movements of vocalizing animals. We have been able to look at the physical and acoustic interaction between multiple vocalizing whales for distances of over 5 km and times longer than 2 hours. Text Balaenoptera acutorostrata minke whale Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database |
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Biology Acoustics *ACOUSTIC ARRAYS *WHALES ACOUSTIC WAVES BARRIERS BEHAVIOR OCEANS AUSTRALIA UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS ECOLOGY AQUATIC ANIMALS BIOACOUSTICS REEFS MINKE WHALE BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA BALAENOPTERA VOCALIZATION |
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Biology Acoustics *ACOUSTIC ARRAYS *WHALES ACOUSTIC WAVES BARRIERS BEHAVIOR OCEANS AUSTRALIA UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS ECOLOGY AQUATIC ANIMALS BIOACOUSTICS REEFS MINKE WHALE BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA BALAENOPTERA VOCALIZATION Gedamke, Jason Costa, Daniel P. Acoustic Ecology and Remote Acoustic Monitoring of a Minke Whale Population |
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Biology Acoustics *ACOUSTIC ARRAYS *WHALES ACOUSTIC WAVES BARRIERS BEHAVIOR OCEANS AUSTRALIA UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS ECOLOGY AQUATIC ANIMALS BIOACOUSTICS REEFS MINKE WHALE BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA BALAENOPTERA VOCALIZATION |
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Sound is the most effective means of communication in the ocean. A uniquely inquisitive minke whale population on the northern Great Barrier Reef presents an unprecedented research opportunity to study minke acoustics. In 1997, we used vessel-based recordings to link the minke to a wide variety of sounds. In 1998 and 1999, we expanded the study to include a remote acoustic array to monitor and track one particularly interesting vocalization that can be used for long distance communication. Our vessel-based recordings have given us the largest database of minke sounds yet reported. By matching the acoustics with observed behaviors, group structure and identification data, we are beginning to shed light on the possible functions of these sounds. Our remote array work is revealing how these sounds are used over larger scales by allowing us to localize and track the movements of vocalizing animals. We have been able to look at the physical and acoustic interaction between multiple vocalizing whales for distances of over 5 km and times longer than 2 hours. |
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Acoustic Ecology and Remote Acoustic Monitoring of a Minke Whale Population |
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Acoustic Ecology and Remote Acoustic Monitoring of a Minke Whale Population |
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Acoustic Ecology and Remote Acoustic Monitoring of a Minke Whale Population |
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Acoustic Ecology and Remote Acoustic Monitoring of a Minke Whale Population |
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Acoustic Ecology and Remote Acoustic Monitoring of a Minke Whale Population |
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acoustic ecology and remote acoustic monitoring of a minke whale population |
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