Apparent source levels and active communication space of whistles of free-ranging Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in the Pearl River Estuary and Beibu Gulf, China

Background. Knowledge of species-specific vocalization characteristics and their associated active communication space, the effective range over which a communication signal can be detected by a conspecific, is critical for understanding the impacts of underwater acoustic pollution, as well as other...

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Main Authors: Zhi-Tao Wang, Whitlow W.L. Au, Luke Rendell, Ke-Xiong Wang, Hai-Ping Wu, Yu-Ping Wu, Jian-Chang Liu, Guo-Qin Duan, Han-Jiang Cao, Ding Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1695.pdf