BEGIN SOCAL-13
We are happy to report on the start of our SOCAL Behavioral Response Study for the 2013 field season (SOCAL-13). After several days of field efforts offshore we are back in internet range to provide an update on our progress. As a reminder for those of you following...
Ari Friedlaender Goes Ballistic
Check out our very own Ari Friedlaender in a recent Wired magazine piece: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/07/science-goes-ballistic-8-guns-for-hunting-knowledge/?pid=7282
NEW SOCAL BRS PAPER ON BLUE WHALE RESPONSES TO SOUND EXPOSURE
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society – B from our Southern California Behavioral Response Study on responses of blue whales to simulated sonar and other human sounds. The reference for the paper is:...
NEW SOCAL-BRS PAPER ON BEAKED WHALE RESPONSES TO SOUND EXPOSURE
A second paper from the SOCAL-BRS project was published today as well. This paper (in Biology Letters) presents results for the responses of beaked whales to both controlled and incidental exposure to mid-frequency sonar signals. The reference for the paper is:...
New Paper on Amphibious Hearing in Pinnipeds in Special Issue of Journal of Comparative Physiology (A)
Please note the availability of a new special issue of Journal of Comparative Physiology (A) on Sensory Biology of Marine Animals (see below details and link). Within this issue is an original paper lead by Colleen Reichmuth at UCSC <www.pinnipedlab.org> to...