The effects of noise on the vocal behaviour of singing humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

• Main Author: Girola, Elisa Maria
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Queensland, School of Veterinary Science 2020
• Subjects: Animal communication; Lombard effect; Noise; Acoustic displays; Songs; Humpback whales; Source levels; Sound production; Air-filled resonator; Effect of noise; 0203 Classical Physics; 0608 Zoology; Lombard; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:955027c/s4305836_final_thesis.pdf; https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:955027c

In the last few decades, increasing anthropogenic offshore activities, such as shipping, have resulted in higher levels of noise in the ocean, on both global and local scales. This has resulted in increased concern about the ability of marine animals to maintain effective acoustic communication in a...