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SUBMITTER: Falcone EA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5579120 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Falcone Erin A EA Schorr Gregory S GS Watwood Stephanie L SL DeRuiter Stacy L SL Zerbini Alexandre N AN Andrews Russel D RD Morrissey Ronald P RP Moretti David J DJ
Royal Society open science 20170830 8
Cuvier's beaked whales (<i>Ziphius cavirostris</i>) have stranded in association with mid-frequency active sonar (MFAS) use, and though the causative mechanism linking these events remains unclear, it is believed to be behaviourally mediated. To determine whether MFAS use was associated with behavioural changes in this species, satellite tags were used to record the diving and movements of 16 Cuvier's beaked whales for up to 88 days in a region of frequent MFAS training off the coast of Southern ...[more]