Behavioral Responses of Naive Cuvier's Beaked Whales in the Ligurian Sea to Playback of Anthropogenic and Natural Sounds

The principle goal of this project was to study responses of Cuvier s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) to MFA sonar signals. Secondary goals included conducting a killer whale playback that has not been preceded by a sonar playback (as in Tyack et al. 2011) and collecting more baseline data on Zi...

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Main Author: Tyack, Peter L
Other Authors: SAINT ANDREWS UNIV (UNITED KINGDOM)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Biological Oceanography
Acoustic Detection and Detectors
*SONAR SIGNALS
*WHALES
BASE LINES
BEHAVIOR
LIGURIAN SEA
PLAYBACK
RESPONSE
CUVIERS BEAKED WHALES
Killer Whale
Killer whale
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA617957
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Summary:The principle goal of this project was to study responses of Cuvier s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) to MFA sonar signals. Secondary goals included conducting a killer whale playback that has not been preceded by a sonar playback (as in Tyack et al. 2011) and collecting more baseline data on Ziphius. This investigation set out to safely test responses of Ziphius to sonar signals and to determine the exposure level required to elicit a response in a site where strandings have been associated with sonar exercises and where the whales seldom hear sonar.

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