Blue whales respond to anthropogenic noise.

Anthropogenic noise may significantly impact exposed marine mammals. This work studied the vocalization response of endangered blue whales to anthropogenic noise sources in the mid-frequency range using passive acoustic monitoring in the Southern California Bight. Blue whales were less likely to pro...

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Main Authors: Mariana L Melcón, Amanda J Cummins, Sara M Kerosky, Lauren K Roche, Sean M Wiggins, John A Hildebrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22393434/?tool=EBI