Scale-dependent foraging ecology of a marine top predator modelled using passive acoustic data
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predator modelled using passive acoustic data Enrico Pirotta, Paul M. Thompson, Peter I. Miller, Kate L. Brookes, Barbara Cheney, Tim R. Barton, Isla M. Graham and David Lusseau Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK; Lighthouse Field Station, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cromarty IV11 8YL, UK; and Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth PL1 3DH, UK
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