Investigation into the response of the auditory and acoustic communications systems in the Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) of the St. Lawrence River Estuary to noise, using vocal classification

• Main Author: Scheifele, Peter Martin
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: OpenCommons@UConn 2003
• Subjects: Biology; Oceanography|Physics; Acoustics; Lawrence River; Lombard; Beluga; Beluga whale; Beluga*; Delphinapterus leucas
• Online Access: https://opencommons.uconn.edu/dissertations/AAI3118968; http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3118968

Noise pollution has only recently become recognized as a potential danger to marine mammals in general, and to the Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) in particular. These small gregarious Odontocetes make extensive use of sound for social communication and pod cohesion. The St. Lawrence River Estu...