Underwater noise, whether of natural or anthropogenic origin, has the ability to interfere with
the way in which marine mammals receive acoustic signals (ie, for communication, social …

Marine mammals face a large array of stressors, including loss of habitat, chemical and
noise pollution, and bycatch in fishing, which alone kills hundreds of thousands of marine …

A continuous car ferry line crossing the Saguenay Fjord mouth and traffic from the local
whale-watching fleet introduce high levels of ship** noise in the heart of the Saguenay …

Sound is a primary sensory cue for most marine mammals, and this is especially true for
cetaceans. To passively and actively acquire information about their environment, cetaceans …

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) depend on frequency-modulated whistles for many
aspects of their social behavior, including group cohesion and recognition of familiar …

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

Auditory masking occurs when one sound (usually called noise) interferes with the
detection, discrimination, or recognition of another sound (usually called the signal). This …

Acoustic environments are composed of complex overlap** sounds that the auditory
system is required to segregate into discrete perceptual objects. The functions of distinct …

Noise is a stressor to wildlife, yet the precise sound sensitivity of individuals and populations
is often unknown or unmeasured. Cook Inlet, Alaska belugas (CIBs) are a critically …

For marine mammals, auditory perception plays a critical role in a variety of acoustically
mediated behaviors, such as communication, foraging, social interactions, and avoidance of …