Browsing by Subject "bioacoustics"
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DIALECTS OVER SPACE AND TIME: CULTURAL IDENTITY AND EVOLUTION IN SPERM WHALE CODAS
(2021-12-20)The overarching goal of my thesis is to better understand how sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) dialects vary over space and time, and to quantify the implications of these dynamics on cultural identity and evolution ... -
Measuring Inter-Pulse Intervals in Sperm Whale Clicks: Development of an Automatic Method and its Potential for Identifying Eastern Caribbean Social Units
(2018-08-31)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
(2016-08-04)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 ... -
Spatiotemporal Patterns in Acoustic Presence of Sei Whales (Balaenoptera borealis) in Atlantic Canada
(2022-04-13)The main objective of my thesis was to ascertain the spatiotemporal presence of sei whales in Atlantic Canada (Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador) using passive acoustic monitoring. First, I first characterized sei ...