Changes in bottlenose dolphin whistle parameters related to vessel presence, surface behaviour and group composition

Cetacean watching from tour boats has increased in recent years and has been promoted as an ethically viable alternative to cetacean viewing in captive facilities or directed take. However, short- and long-term impacts of this industry on the behaviour and energetic expenditure of cetaceans have bee...

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Published in:	Animal behaviour Vol. 117; pp. 167 - 177
Main Authors:	Heiler, J., Elwen, S.H., Kriesell, H.J., Gridley, T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2016 Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Ltd
Subjects:	acoustics Animal behavior Animal communication anthropogenic activities Anthropogenic factors Aquatic mammals Behavioral biology Boats bottlenose dolphin calves dolphins Dolphins & porpoises energy expenditure group behavior long term effects Marine tourism Namibia tourism Tursiops truncatus vocal behaviour vocalization Namibia marine tourism vocal behaviour Namibia bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
ISSN:	0003-3472, 1095-8282
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