Essays about: "acoustic deterrent"

Found 3 essays containing the words acoustic deterrent.

1. 1. Should I stay or should I go : an experimental study on reactivity and habituation to acoustic stimuli in free-ranging ungulates

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Elina Bertne; [2021]
   Keywords : sound reactivity; novel sound; habituation; inter-individual variation; personality; roe deer;

   Abstract : Negative consequences of anthropogenic sound on wildlife is a well-established phenomenon and have received substantial attention in scientific literature. This evokes questions of what type of sounds perceived as disturbing or aversive to animals. READ MORE

3. 2. Evaluating the behavioural response of moose (Alces alces) to acoustic stimuli

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Denice Lodnert; [2021]
   Keywords : Alces alces; behaviour; acoustic stimuli; behavioural response; acoustic deterrent; wildlife management;

   Abstract : Fear in animals is a motivational state that cause the animals to change their behaviour. Anti-predator behaviour is innate behaviours shown by prey species in situations where there is an increased risk of predation. This can be caused by the presence of the actual predator or by implied presence by acoustic, olfactory or visual cues. READ MORE

4. 3. Do potentially seal-safe pingers deter harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the vicinity of gillnets and thereby reduce bycatch?

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

   Author : Simon Björklund Aksoy; [2020]
   Keywords : Acoustic Deterrent Device; Banana pinger; Bycatch; Commercial fishery; C-POD; Dinner-bells; Future Oceans pinger; Harbour porpoise;

   Abstract : Incidental bycatch in gillnets is a substantial threat to small cetaceans. Using Acoustic Deterrent Devices, “pingers”, have successfully reduced bycatch of harbour porpoises in gillnets. READ MORE