Browsing by Subject "bioacoustics"
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Measuring Inter-Pulse Intervals in Sperm Whale Clicks: Development of an Automatic Method and its Potential for Identifying Eastern Caribbean Social Units
Sperm whale clicks have a unique multi-pulsed structure, where the inter-pulse interval (IPI) is related to body length. This feature makes passive acoustic monitoring especially informative for sperm whales. I investigated ... -
Observer error in citizen ornithology
(2012-08-29)Citizen science, which uses volunteer observers in research, is fast becoming standard practice in ecology. In this thesis, I begin with an essay reviewing the benefits and limitations of citizen science, and then measure ... -
Repeated Call Sequences in Long-finned Pilot Whales: Social Setting, Modification, and Behavioural Context
Long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) are matrilineal group-living cetaceans. They often produce repeated call sequences: the same call type repeated three or more times, roughly evenly spaced with six seconds or ...
