Communication masking in marine mammals: A review and research strategy

Underwater noise, whether of natural or anthropogenic origin, has the ability to interfere with the way in which marine mammals receive acoustic signals (i.e., for communication, social interaction, foraging, navigation, etc.). This phenomenon, termed auditory masking, has been well studied in human...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Erbe, Christine, Reichmuth, C., Cunningham, K., Lucke, Klaus, Dooling, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33503