Biological significance of sperm whale responses to sonar: comparison with anti-predator responses
A key issue when investigating effects of anthropogenic noise on cetacean behavior is to identify the biological significance of the responses. Predator presence can be considered a natural high-level disturbance stimulus to which prey animals have evolved adaptive response strategies to reduce thei...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Inter-Research
2016-10-01
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Series: | Endangered Species Research |
Online Access: | https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v31/p89-102/ |