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Human-generated sound and marine mammals.

Authors :
Tyack, Peter L.
Source :
Physics Today. Nov2009, Vol. 62 Issue 11, p39-44. 6p.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

The article discusses the effect of human-generated noises on the behavior of whales and other marine mammals. It mentions that biologist Roger Payne and ocean engineer Douglas Webb were the first to discover the association of low-frequency calls and the reproduction of baleen whales. It presents a comparable experiment which holds that anthropogenic sound can cause death to whales.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00319228
Volume :
62
Issue :
11
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Physics Today
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
45629544
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3265235