First indications that northern bottlenose whales are sensitive to behavioural disturbance from anthropogenic noise

Although northern bottlenose whales were the most heavily hunted beaked whale, we have little information about this species in its remote habitat of the North Atlantic Ocean. Underwater anthropogenic noise and disruption of their natural habitat may be major threats, given the sensitivity of other...

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Main Authors: P. J. O. Miller, P. H. Kvadsheim, F. P. A. Lam, P. L. Tyack, C. Curé, S. L. DeRuiter, L. Kleivane, L. D. Sivle, S. P. van IJsselmuide, F. Visser, P. J. Wensveen, A. M. von Benda-Beckmann, L. M. Martín López, T. Narazaki, S. K. Hooker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2015-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.140484