Prof Peter Tyack
Professor (Research Focused) (Re-engaged)
Research areas
I am interested in the evolution of vocal learning in mammals and what effects this has on social behavior, especially mediating indvidual-specific relationships. My lab primarily studies cetaceans in the field, and we have developed new methods to sample behavior continuously from individuals. I am also concerned about the effects of anthropogenic sound on wildlife, and have studied effects of sounds such as naval sonar and airguns used for seismic survey on cetaceans.
PhD supervision
- Gabrielle Arrieta
- Dinah Hartmann
Selected publications
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An experimental approach to assess the combined effects of multiple stressors on a large vertebrate species
Pirotta, E., Harris, C., Schwacke, L. H., Thomas, L., Allen, J. B., Barleycorn, A., Casoli, M., Crossman, J., Dias, L. A., Engleby, L., LaBrecque, E., Litz, J. A., McHugh, K. A., Miller, P. J. O., Moore, M. J., Photopoulou, T., Quigley, B., Smith, C. R., Southall, B. L. & Speakman, T. R. & 5 others, , 9 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Conservation Biology. Early View, p. 1-14 14 p., e70224.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Methods for analysing wildlife DNA methylation data
Photopoulou, T., Durbach, I., Pirotta, E., Barratclough, A., Schwacke, L. H., Takeshita, R., Himes Boor, G. K., Harris, C. M., Tyack, P. & Thomas, L., 25 Feb 2026, In: Conservation Physiology. 14, 1, 26 p., coaf091.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A comparison of diving behavior of goose-beaked and dense-beaked whales from tagging studies in multiple ocean basins
Barlow, J., Baird, R. W., Badger, J., Schorr, G. S., Falcone, E. A., Coates, S. N., Tyack, P. L., Read, A. J., Hickmott, L. S., Durban, J. W., Claridge, D., de Soto, N. A., Gonzalez, D. M., Visser, F., Oudejans, M. G., DeRuiter, S., Sweeney, D. A., Rone, B. K. & Watwood, S. L., 17 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Marine Mammal Science. Early View, p. 1-17 17 p., e70070.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-frequency vessel noise can mask porpoise echolocation
Hermannsen, L., Ladegaard, M., Tønnesen, P., Malinka, C., Beedholm, K., Tougaard, J., Rojano-Donãte, L., Tyack, P. L. & Madsen, P. T., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 228, 6, p. 1-12 12 p., jeb249963.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lateralized cerebellar connectivity differentiates auditory pathways in echolocating and non-echolocating whales
Flem, S., Berns, G., Inglis, B., Niederhut, D., Montie, E., Deacon, T., Miller, K. L., Tyack, P. & Cook, P. F., 6 Jun 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 6, p. 1-37 37 p., e0323617.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Moderate levels of high-frequency noise mask harbor porpoise hearing, but do not cause temporary threshold shift
Beedholm, K., Kyhn, L. A., Smith, A. B., Rasmussen, M., Wahlberg, M., Tyack, P. L., Tougaard, J. & Madsen, P. T., 1 Dec 2025, In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 158, 6, p. 4212-4220 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Movement trajectories reflect active information acquisition by an echolocating porpoise in a target discrimination task
Lee, W. J., Ladegaard, M., Schalles, M. D., Buck, J. R., Beedholm, K., Madsen, P. T. & Tyack, P. L., Jul 2025, In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 158, 1, p. 173-185 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ocean soundscapes and trends from 2003 to 2021: 10-100 Hz
Ainslie, M. A., Robinson, S. P., Harris, P. M., Tyack, P. L., Halvorsen, M. B., Cheong, S. H., Livina, V. & Wang, L. S., Jun 2025, In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 157, 6, p. 4358-4384 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Respiratory microbiomes reflect whale health
Miller, C. A., Pirotta, E., Grim, S., Moore, M. J., Durban, J. W., Tyack, P. L., Fearnbach, H., Leander, S. G. M., Knowlton, A. R., Warren, A. M., Zani, M. A., Asmutis-Silvia, R., Pettis, H. M. & Apprill, A., 12 Nov 2025, In: ISME Journal. 19, 1, p. 1-5 5 p., wraf231.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sensitivity of density estimates to off-axis beam pattern assumptions in deep-diving odontocetes
Gkikopoulou, K. C., Gillespie, D. M., Johnson, M., Aguilar de Soto, N., Tyack, P. L. & Marques, T. A., Jun 2025, In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 157, 6, p. 4002-4016 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review