Vessel Noise Affects Beaked Whale Behavior: Results of a Dedicated Acoustic Response Study

• Enrico Pirotta,

  Affiliations SMRU Ltd, New Technology Center, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom, Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom

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• Rachael Milor,

  Affiliation School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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• Nicola Quick,

  Affiliations SMRU Ltd, New Technology Center, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom, School of Biology, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom

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• David Moretti,

  Affiliation Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America

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• Nancy Di Marzio,

  Affiliation Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America

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• Peter Tyack,

  Affiliation Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Ian Boyd,

  Affiliation Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom

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• Gordon Hastie

  * E-mail: gdh@smru.co.uk

  Affiliations SMRU Ltd, New Technology Center, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom, School of Biology, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom

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