Moderate Anthropogenic Noise Exposure Does Not Affect Navy Bottlenose Dolphin (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>) Whistle Rates

Moderate Anthropogenic Noise Exposure Does Not Affect Navy Bottlenose Dolphin (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>) Whistle Rates

Bottlenose dolphins (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>) rely on frequency- and amplitude-modulated whistles to communicate, and noise exposure can inhibit the success of acoustic communication through masking or causing behavioral changes in the animal. At the US Navy Marine Mammal Program (MMP)...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jessica J. Sportelli, Kelly M. Heimann, Brittany L. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Subjects:
bioacoustics
anthropogenic noise
communication
dolphin
whistle
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/3/441

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https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/3/441

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