Behavioural and Acoustical Responses of Coastal Dolphins to Noisy Environments
This thesis aimed to examine the behavioural and acoustical responses of coastal dolphins to noisy environments. A combination of monitoring techniques were employed, in the form of land-based theodolite-tracking and autonomous underwater acoustic recorders. First, the soundscape of dolphin habita...
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Curtin University
2017
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| author | Marley, Sarah Anne |
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| description | This thesis aimed to examine the behavioural and acoustical responses of coastal dolphins to noisy environments. A combination of monitoring techniques were employed, in the form of land-based theodolite-tracking and autonomous underwater acoustic recorders. First, the soundscape of dolphin habitats was described to identify prominent sound sources and spatio-temporal patterns. Dolphin responses to the most ubiquitous anthropogenic sound source – vessel traffic – were then assessed, revealing alterations to movement speeds, behavioural budgets, and whistle characteristics. |
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| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-564842017-09-01T03:18:26Z Behavioural and Acoustical Responses of Coastal Dolphins to Noisy Environments Marley, Sarah Anne This thesis aimed to examine the behavioural and acoustical responses of coastal dolphins to noisy environments. A combination of monitoring techniques were employed, in the form of land-based theodolite-tracking and autonomous underwater acoustic recorders. First, the soundscape of dolphin habitats was described to identify prominent sound sources and spatio-temporal patterns. Dolphin responses to the most ubiquitous anthropogenic sound source – vessel traffic – were then assessed, revealing alterations to movement speeds, behavioural budgets, and whistle characteristics. 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56484 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Marley, Sarah Anne Behavioural and Acoustical Responses of Coastal Dolphins to Noisy Environments |
| title | Behavioural and Acoustical Responses of Coastal Dolphins to Noisy Environments |
| title_full | Behavioural and Acoustical Responses of Coastal Dolphins to Noisy Environments |
| title_fullStr | Behavioural and Acoustical Responses of Coastal Dolphins to Noisy Environments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Behavioural and Acoustical Responses of Coastal Dolphins to Noisy Environments |
| title_short | Behavioural and Acoustical Responses of Coastal Dolphins to Noisy Environments |
| title_sort | behavioural and acoustical responses of coastal dolphins to noisy environments |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56484 |