A DATALOGGER TO IDENTIFY VOCALIZING DOLPHINS

CA RECCHIA, Peter Lloyd Tyack

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Abstract

A datalogger was developed to identify vocalizing dolphins within socially interacting captive groups. Every 50 ms the logger stores data on the level and frequency of detected sound. Dataloggers are temporarily attached to dolphins by suction cups for data collection sessions lasting up to 45 min. Later, computer analysis of data from the dataloggers reveals which dolphin produced each vocalization recorded during the session. Results from use of dataloggers with two captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) at the New England Aquarium in Boston, MA are presented. The possible use of dataloggers with wild dolphins is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1668-1671
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the Acoustical Society of America
Volume90
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - Sept 1991

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