Anthropogenic noise is an increasing threat to marine mammals that rely on sound for
communication, navigation, detecting prey and predators, and finding mates. Auditory …

Understanding how the environment mediates an organism's ability to meet basic survival
requirements is a fundamental goal of ecology. Vessel noise is a global threat to marine …

Regulations designed to mitigate the effects of man-made sounds on marine mammal
hearing specify maximum daily sound exposure levels. The limits are lower for impulsive …

Continuous active sonar is thought to mitigate severe acoustic impacts due to its lower
sound pressure level compared to pulsed active sonar typically used by world navies …

In this study, underwater noise from a full-scale wave energy converter system (ISWEC),
installed on the coast of Pantelleria Island (central Mediterranean Sea), was characterized …

Acoustic communication is an important aspect of life for marine mammals, as their
environment often limits the reliability of visual cues. However, there is little information …

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) rely on frequency-and amplitude-modulated
whistles to communicate, and noise exposure can inhibit the success of acoustic …

Masked detection thresholds were measured for two killer whales (Orcinus orca) using a
psychoacoustic, adaptive-staircase procedure. Noise bands were 1-octave wide continuous …

Noisy social environments constrain human speech intelligibility in two primary ways:
spectro-temporal overlap between signals and noise reduces speech audibility (“energetic …

Examining the relationship between tourism and Hector’s dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) at
Akaroa Harbour Page 1 Examining the relationship between tourism and Hector’s dolphins …