Underwater noise, whether of natural or anthropogenic origin, has the ability to interfere with
the way in which marine mammals receive acoustic signals (ie, for communication, social …

To fully understand how diving seabirds and marine mammals balance the potentially
conflicting demands of holding their breath while living their lives underwater (and …

Changes in the Puget Sound ecosystem over the past 3 decades include increases in
harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) abundance and declines in many of their preferred prey …

Human capacity for entraining movement to external rhythms—ie, beat keeping—is
ubiquitous, but its evolutionary history and neural underpinnings remain a mystery. Recent …

Developments in electronic tagging and tracking, including biotelemetry and biologging,
have provided unprecedented insight into the ecology of wild animals (Cooke et al. 2004) …

Anthropogenic noise can have negative effects on animal behaviour and physiology.
However, noise is often introduced systematically and potentially provides information for …

River herring (Alosa spp.) are anadromous fish that enter North American Atlantic coastal
rivers and lakes each spring to spawn. Anthropogenic structures such as dams and tide …

Existing evidence suggests that some pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses) can detect
underwater sound at frequencies well above the traditional high-frequency hearing limits for …

Oil and gas activities on Alaska's North Slope overlap spatially with polar bear (Ursus
maritimus) maternal denning habitat and temporally with the peri‐partum and emergence …

The 'dinner bell'hypothesis posits that marine mammals hear or otherwise sense
soundwaves produced by acoustic transmitters and use the signal to selectively prey on fish …