Tagging and Playback Studies to Toothed Whales
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While atypical mass strandings of beaked whales have been linked to naval exercises using midfrequency sonar, the causal chain of events from sound exposure to stranding has not been elucidated. We now know that beaked whales react strongly to sonar, killer whale calls, and bandlimited noise by ceasing echolocation and completing an unusually slow, directional ascent, in many cases leaving the area entirely (Pirotta et al., 2012; Tyack et al., 2011). Less is known about potential risks to other species of odontocetes overlapping with navy exercises. This project is part of a collaborative research program with the goals to:
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While atypical mass strandings of beaked whales have been linked to naval exercises using midfrequency sonar, the causal chain of events from sound exposure to stranding has not been elucidated. We now know that beaked whales react strongly to sonar, killer whale, and bandlimited noise by ceasing echolocation and completing an unusually slow, directional ascent, in many cases leaving area entir...
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