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The real-time impact of ship noise on dolphin calls

By ⋅ January 21, 2019 ⋅ Post a comment

Dolphins are not alone in their adaption to noisy surroundings. Understanding the long-term sustainability of these animals ability to communicate with each other with altered calls is important for establishing meaningful protections for them as greater levels of noise are introduced into their surroundings. Anne M. HartwellHello, welcome to Oceanbites! My name is Annie, I’m […]

Threats to Cetaceans: There’s More than Meets the Eye

By ⋅ October 22, 2018 ⋅ Post a comment

Researchers spent seven years specifically studying deceased, stranded cetaceans along the coastline of the Canary Islands in Spain to figure out what most likely caused their deaths. They found that while human activity accounted for a large portion, something else was responsible for a much larger percentage of cetacean death. Rishya NarayananRishya is pursuing an […]

Contaminant fingerprints in fat tell all

By ⋅ January 25, 2017 ⋅ Post a comment

This tell-all exposé isn’t from the Maury Show…read on to learn about the use of a nifty chemistry technique that paints a picture of all the contaminants found in the fat of Brazilian dolphins, and what this means for you Anna RobuckI am a third year PhD student at the University of Rhode Island Graduate […]

Rachel Carson had the right idea: DDT persists in unexpected ways in dolphins

By ⋅ October 21, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

Rachel Carson was right to focus her novel on the effects of DDT; DDT persists to this day in dolphins off the California coast in forms that are often not monitored by monitoring programs. Anna RobuckI am a third year PhD student at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography in the Lohmann […]

Sound waves: dolphins in a noisy ocean

By ⋅ September 18, 2015 ⋅ 2 comments

As human influence in Earth’s oceans increases, so does the background noise. How might dolphins cope with changes in environmental noise levels, particularly in areas where it has seen a substantial, recent increase? Do chattier dolphins have to invest more energy into their aural physiological systems? Brittney G. BorowiecBrittney is a PhD candidate at McMaster […]

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