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Lester, L. A., Standora, E. A., Bien, W. F., & Avery, H. W. (2012). Behavioral responses of diamondback terrapins (malaclemys terrapin terrapin) to recreational boat sounds. In A. N. Popper & A. Hawkins (Eds.), The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life Vol. 730, (pp. 361–362).
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| Resource type: Book Article DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7311-5_81 BibTeX citation key: Lester2012 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: akustische Kommunikation = acoustic communication, Emydidae, Habitat = habitat, Malaclemys, Malaclemys terrapin, Nordamerika = North America, Physiologie = physiology, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises Creators: Avery, Bien, Hawkins, Lester, Popper, Standora Collection: The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life |
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Anthropogenic sound caused by recreational boat traffic is a major concern for many marine animals because it may alter their behavior, mask sounds necessary for survival, and cause hearing loss. These alterations could potentially lower the chance of survival for individuals and lead to population declines. In this study, the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) in Barnegat Bay, NJ, is used as a model organism to understand how boat engine sound influences behavior. Previously, we used the auditory brain stem response (ABR) technique to determine that terrapins can hear a limited range of low-frequency tones less than 1,000 Hz. Most anthropogenic activities such as recreational boating also produce sound with low-frequency components (Richardson and Würsig 1997).
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