Animal acoustic communication often takes the form of complex sequences, made up of
multiple distinct acoustic units. Apart from the well‐known example of birdsong, other …

Evolutionary relationships among cetaceans within the family Delphinidae have been
difficult to resolve due to the high number of species and their relatively rapid radiation. This …

Cetacean watching from tour boats has increased in recent years and has been promoted
as an ethically viable alternative to cetacean viewing in captive facilities or directed take …

Abstract The Gulf of Alaska is an important habitat for a diverse array of marine mammals,
many of which were severely depleted by historical whaling. To study current cetacean …

In November 2012, an experiment demonstrating biological mimicry method for covert
underwater acoustic communication (UAC) was conducted at Lianhua Lake in Heilongjiang …

Most dolphin species produce broadband clicks for echolocation (ie, biosonar pulses), and
whistles and burst-pulsed calls for communication purposes. A few dolphin species in the …

Passive acoustic monitoring often leads to large quantities of sound data which are
burdensome to process, such that the availability and cost of expert human analysts can be …

Describing the repertoire of sounds produced by wild cetaceans is necessary for
understanding their function, for acoustic population monitoring and for measuring the …

The distribution of wide-ranging cetacean species often cross national or jurisdictional
boundaries, which creates challenges for monitoring populations and managing …

Conveying identity is important for social animals to maintain individually based
relationships. Communication of identity information relies on both signal encoding and …