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标题：Underwater recordings of the whistles of bottlenose dolphins in Fremantle Inner Harbour, Western Australia
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作者：Sarah A. Marley ; Christine Erbe ; Chandra P. Salgado Kent 等
期刊名称：Scientific Data
电子版ISSN：2052-4463
出版年度：2017
卷号：4
DOI：10.1038/sdata.2017.126
语种：English
出版社：Nature Publishing Group
摘要：Dolphins use frequency-modulated whistles for a variety of social functions. Whistles vary in their characteristics according to context, such as activity state, group size, group composition, geographic location, and ambient noise levels. Therefore, comparison of whistle characteristics can be used to address numerous research questions regarding dolphin populations and behaviour. However, logistical and economic constraints on dolphin research have resulted in data collection biases, inconsistent analytical approaches, and knowledge gaps. This Data Descriptor presents an acoustic dataset of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) whistles recorded in the Fremantle Inner Harbour, Western Australia. Data were collected using an autonomous recorder and analysed using a range of acoustic measurements. Acoustic data review identified 336 whistles, which were subsequently measured for six key characteristics using Raven Pro software. Of these, 164 鈥榟igh-quality鈥?whistles were manually measured to provide an additional five acoustic characteristics. Digital files of individual whistles and corresponding measurements make this dataset available to researchers to address future questions regarding variations within and between dolphin communities.