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Functional mechanisms underlying cetacean distribution patterns: hotspots for bottlenose dolphins are linked to foraging by Hastie, G. D, Wilson, B, Wilson, L. J, Parsons, K. M, Thompson, P. M

“…Many studies have shown that the distribution of cetaceans can be closely linked to habitat, but the underlying function of the preferred habitats often…”
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Directional hydrophone clusters reveal evasive responses of small cetaceans to disturbance during construction at offshore windfarms by Graham, I M, Gillespie, D, Gkikopoulou, K C, Hastie, G D, Thompson, P M

“…Mitigation measures to disperse marine mammals prior to pile-driving include acoustic deterrent devices and piling soft starts, but their efficacy remains…”
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Diving deep in a foraging hotspot: acoustic insights into bottlenose dolphin dive depths and feeding behaviour by Hastie, G.D, Wilson, B, Thompson, P.M

“…To exploit resources in their environment, odontocete cetaceans have evolved sophisticated diving abilities to allow effective foraging. However, data on the…”
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Classification of animal dive tracks via automatic landmarking, principal components analysis and clustering by Walker, C. G., MacKenzie, M. L., Donovan, C. R., Kidney, D., Quick, N. J., Hastie, G. D.

“…The behaviour of animals and their interactions with the environment can be inferred by tracking their movement. For this reason, biologgers are an important…”
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Temporal variation and characterization of grunt sounds produced by Atlantic cod Gadus morhua and pollack Pollachius pollachius during the spawning season by Wilson, L. J., Burrows, M. T., Hastie, G. D., Wilson, B.

“…Fine‐scale temporal patterning in grunt production and variation in grunt attributes in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua and pollack Pollachius pollachius was…”
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Geographical variation in temporal and spatial vocalization patterns of male harbour seals in the mating season by Van Parijs, Sofie M., Hastie, Gordon D., Thompson, Paul M.

“…In the aquatically mating harbour seal, Phoca vitulina, oestrous females show marked differences in spatial and temporal distribution between geographical…”
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Individual and geographical variation in display behaviour of male harbour seals in Scotland by Van Parijs, Sofie M., Hastie, Gordon D., Thompson, Paul M.

“…Studying variations in behaviour at the individual or population level enables insight into the reproductive strategies within a species. We examined…”
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Environmental models for predicting oceanic dolphin habitat in the Northeast Atlantic by Hastie, Gordon D., Swift, René J., Slesser, George, Thompson, Paul M., Turrell, William R.

“…Dolphin distributions have been related to a range of oceanographic determinants. The complex topography and hydrography of the Faroe-Shetland Channel have a…”
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BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS INCREASE BREATHING SYNCHRONY IN RESPONSE TO BOAT TRAFFIC by Hastie, Gordon D., Wilson, Ben, Tufft, Lindsay H., Thompson, Paul M.

“…To minimize potential impacts of boat traffic on the behavior of cetaceans it is important to assess short‐term behavioral responses to boats and interpret the…”
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A DESIGN FOR A TWO-DIMENSIONAL BOAT-BOUND HYDROPHONE ARRAY FOR STUDYING HARBOR SEALS, PHOCA VITULINA by van Parijs, Sofie M., Hastie, Gordon D., Thompson, Paul M.

“…Hydrophone arrays have many applications for studying marine mammal acoustic behavior (Watkins and Wartzok 1985, Clark et al. 1986, Spiesberger and Fristrup…”
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MODIFICATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF A SONOBUOY FOR RECORDING UNDERWATER VOCALIZATIONS FROM MARINE MAMMALS by van Parijs, Sofie M., Thompson, Paul M., Hastie, Gordon D., Bartels, Birgit A.

“…Sonobuoys were originally designed over 50 yr ago for submarine detection and underwater monitoring. They were built to receive underwater sounds via a…”
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