The influence of variations in background noise on Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) detection of boat noise and vocalizations

• Athena M. Rycyk ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: arycyk@ncf.edu

  Affiliation Division of Natural Sciences, New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9361-2556

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• Gordon B. Bauer,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division of Social Sciences, New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

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• Randall S. Wells,

  Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Chicago Zoological Society’s Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, c/o Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9793-4181

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• Joseph C. Gaspard III,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

  Affiliation Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

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• David A. Mann

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Loggerhead Instruments, Inc., Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

  Affiliation College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America

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