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A taxonomy for vocal learning by Tyack, Peter L

“…Humans and songbirds learn to sing or speak by listening to acoustic models, forming auditory templates, and then learning to produce vocalizations that match…”
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Implications for marine mammals of large-scale changes in the marine acoustic environment by Tyack, Peter L.

“…The amount of underwater sound from ship traffic, commercial, research, and military sound sources has increased significantly over the past century. Marine…”
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Estimating animal population density using passive acoustics by Marques, Tiago A., Thomas, Len, Martin, Stephen W., Mellinger, David K., Ward, Jessica A., Moretti, David J., Harris, Danielle, Tyack, Peter L.

“…ABSTRACT Reliable estimation of the size or density of wild animal populations is very important for effective wildlife management, conservation and ecology…”
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Measuring acoustic habitats by Merchant, Nathan D., Fristrup, Kurt M., Johnson, Mark P., Tyack, Peter L., Witt, Matthew J., Blondel, Philippe, Parks, Susan E., Hodgson, David

“…Summary Many organisms depend on sound for communication, predator/prey detection and navigation. The acoustic environment can therefore play an important role…”
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Understanding the combined effects of multiple stressors: A new perspective on a longstanding challenge by Pirotta, Enrico, Thomas, Len, Costa, Daniel P., Hall, Ailsa J., Harris, Catriona M., Harwood, John, Kraus, Scott D., Miller, Patrick J.O., Moore, Michael J., Photopoulou, Theoni, Rolland, Rosalind M., Schwacke, Lori, Simmons, Samantha E., Southall, Brandon L., Tyack, Peter L.

“…Wildlife populations and their habitats are exposed to an expanding diversity and intensity of stressors caused by human activities, within the broader context…”
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The multi-dimensional nature of vocal learning by Vernes, Sonja C, Kriengwatana, Buddhamas Pralle, Beeck, Veronika C, Fischer, Julia, Tyack, Peter L, Ten Cate, Carel, Janik, Vincent M

“…How learning affects vocalizations is a key question in the study of animal communication and human language. Parallel efforts in birds and humans have taught…”
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Formal Comment on Schorr GS, Falcone EA, Moretti DJ, Andrews RD (2014) First Long-Term Behavioral Records from Cuvier's Beaked Whales (Ziphius cavirostris) Reveal Record-Breaking Dives. PLoS ONE 9(3): e92633. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0092633 by Tyack, Peter L, Calambokidis, John, Friedlaender, Ari, Goldbogen, Jeremy, Southall, Brandon

“…About the Authors: Peter L. Tyack * E-mail: plt@st-andrews.ac.uk Affiliation: School of Biology and Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute,…”
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Convergence of Calls as Animals Form Social Bonds, Active Compensation for Noisy Communication Channels, and the Evolution of Vocal Learning in Mammals by Tyack, Peter L

“…The classic evidence for vocal production learning involves imitation of novel, often anthropogenic sounds. Among mammals, this has been reported for dolphins,…”
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Understanding the population consequences of disturbance by Pirotta, Enrico, Booth, Cormac G., Costa, Daniel P., Fleishman, Erica, Kraus, Scott D., Lusseau, David, Moretti, David, New, Leslie F., Schick, Robert S., Schwarz, Lisa K., Simmons, Samantha E., Thomas, Len, Tyack, Peter L., Weise, Michael J., Wells, Randall S., Harwood, John

“…Managing the nonlethal effects of disturbance on wildlife populations has been a long‐term goal for decision makers, managers, and ecologists, and assessment…”
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Using dose–response functions to improve calculations of the impact of anthropogenic noise by Tyack, Peter L., Thomas, Len

“…Estimating the number of animals impacted by a stressor typically involves combining a dose–response function with information about the distribution of…”
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Northern bottlenose whales in a pristine environment respond strongly to close and distant navy sonar signals by Wensveen, Paul J, Isojunno, Saana, Hansen, Rune R, von Benda-Beckmann, Alexander M, Kleivane, Lars, van IJsselmuide, Sander, Lam, Frans-Peter A, Kvadsheim, Petter H, DeRuiter, Stacy L, Curé, Charlotte, Narazaki, Tomoko, Tyack, Peter L, Miller, Patrick J O

“…Impact assessments for sonar operations typically use received sound levels to predict behavioural disturbance in marine mammals. However, there are…”
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Individual right whales call louder in increased environmental noise by Parks, Susan E., Johnson, Mark, Nowacek, Douglas, Tyack, Peter L.

“…The ability to modify vocalizations to compensate for environmental noise is critical for successful communication in a dynamic acoustic environment. Many…”
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Clicking for supper by Tyack, Peter

“…When close to prey, porpoises actively widen their sonar beam, which may make it harder for the prey to escape…”
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Blue whales respond to simulated mid-frequency military sonar by Goldbogen, Jeremy A., Southall, Brandon L., DeRuiter, Stacy L., Calambokidis, John, Friedlaender, Ari S., Hazen, Elliott L., Falcone, Erin A., Schorr, Gregory S., Douglas, Annie, Moretti, David J., Kyburg, Chris, McKenna, Megan F., Tyack, Peter L.

“…Mid-frequency military (1–10 kHz) sonars have been associated with lethal mass strandings of deep-diving toothed whales, but the effects on endangered baleen…”
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Fear of Killer Whales Drives Extreme Synchrony in Deep Diving Beaked Whales by Aguilar de Soto, Natacha, Visser, Fleur, Tyack, Peter L., Alcazar, Jesús, Ruxton, Graeme, Arranz, Patricia, Madsen, Peter T., Johnson, Mark

“…Fear of predation can induce profound changes in the behaviour and physiology of prey species even if predator encounters are infrequent. For echolocating…”
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Extreme diving of beaked whales by Tyack, Peter L, Johnson, Mark, Soto, Natacha Aguilar, Sturlese, Albert, Madsen, Peter T

“…Sound-and-orientation recording tags (DTAGs) were used to study 10 beaked whales of two poorly known species, Ziphius cavirostris (Zc) and Mesoplodon…”
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Effects of 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging exposure on the behavior and orientation of homing pigeons Columba livia domestica by Párraga, Daniel García, Tyack, Peter L, Marco-Cabedo, Vicente, Crespo-Picazo, José Luis, Manteca, Xavier, Martí-Bonmatí, Luis

“…Homing pigeons (Columba livia domestica) were used to test whether clinical magnetic resonance (MR) imaging disrupts orientation of animals that sense the…”
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Anthropogenic noise impairs cooperation in bottlenose dolphins by Sørensen, Pernille M., Haddock, Abigail, Guarino, Emily, Jaakkola, Kelly, McMullen, Christina, Jensen, Frants H., Tyack, Peter L., King, Stephanie L.

“…Understanding the impact of human disturbance on wildlife populations is of societal importance,1 with anthropogenic noise known to impact a range of taxa,…”
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Shining new light on sensory brain activation and physiological measurement in seals using wearable optical technology by McKnight, J Chris, Ruesch, Alexander, Bennett, Kimberley, Bronkhorst, Mathijs, Balfour, Steve, Moss, Simon E W, Milne, Ryan, Tyack, Peter L, Kainerstorfer, Jana M, Hastie, Gordon D

“…Sensory ecology and physiology of free-ranging animals is challenging to study but underpins our understanding of decision-making in the wild. Existing…”
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Bottlenose dolphin mothers modify signature whistles in the presence of their own calves by Sayigh, Laela S, El Haddad, Nicole, Tyack, Peter L, Janik, Vincent M, Wells, Randall S, Jensen, Frants H

“…Human caregivers interacting with children typically modify their speech in ways that promote attention, bonding, and language acquisition. Although this…”
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