Pygmy Blue Whale Diving Behaviour Reflects Song Structure by Andrew M. Davenport, Christine Erbe, Micheline-Nicole M. Jenner, K. Curt S. Jenner, Benjamin J. Saunders, Robert D. McCauley

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Correction: Vocalisations of Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in the Bremer Canyon, Western Australia. by Rebecca Wellard, Christine Erbe, Leila Fouda, Michelle Blewitt

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Diel patterns of fin whale 20 Hz acoustic presence in Eastern Antarctic waters by Meghan G. Aulich, Brian S. Miller, Flore Samaran, Robert D. McCauley, Benjamin J. Saunders, Christine Erbe

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Vocalizing humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating from Antarctic feeding grounds arrive earlier and earlier in the Perth Canyon, Western Australia by Corinna Gosby, Christine Erbe, Euan S. Harvey, Marcela Montserrat Figueroa Landero, Robert D. McCauley

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It Often Howls More than It Chugs: Wind versus Ship Noise Under Water in Australia’s Maritime Regions by Christine Erbe, Renee P. Schoeman, David Peel, Joshua N. Smith

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Above and below: Military Aircraft Noise in Air and under Water at Whidbey Island, Washington by Lauren M. Kuehne, Christine Erbe, Erin Ashe, Laura T. Bogaard, Marena Salerno Collins, Rob Williams

“…Using a hydrophone deployed near one runway, we also detected sound signatures of aircraft at a depth of 30 m below the sea surface, with noise levels (134 ± 3 dB re 1 µPa rms) exceeding thresholds known to trigger behavioral changes in fish, seabirds, and marine mammals, including Endangered Southern Resident killer whales. Our study highlights challenges and problems in evaluating the implications of increased noise pollution from military operations, and knowledge gaps that should be prioritized with respect to understanding impacts on people and sensitive wildlife.…”
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