The Lombard effect in singing humpback whales : source levels increase as ambient ocean noise levels increase

• Published in: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
• Main Authors: Guazzo, Regina A., Helble, Tyler A., Alongi, Gabriela C., Durbach, Ian N., Martin, Cameron R., Martin, Stephen W., Henderson, E. Elizabeth
• Other Authors: University of St Andrews. School of Mathematics and Statistics
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: GC Oceanography; QA Mathematics; QH301 Biology; Acoustics and Ultrasonics; NDAS; GC; QA; QH301; Lombard; Pacific; Humpback Whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/20640; https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0001669

Funding: Office of Naval Research (Code 322, Marine Mammals and Biology), Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (Code N465JR), and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Living Marine Resources Program. Many animals increase the intensity of their vocalizations in increased noise. This response is known a...