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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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., 1 Jan 2026, In: Marine Mammal Science. 42, 1, p. 1-17 17 p., e70070.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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A synthesis of the effects of multiple stressors on a long-lived vertebrate population to inform effective conservation efforts
Pirotta, E., Thomas, L., Tyack, P. L., Harris, C. M., Smith, C. R., Wells, R. S., Allen, J. B., Allen, R. F., Barratclough, A., Gomez, F. M., Lovewell, G. N., Martinson, R., Ross, K., Speakman, T. R., Takeshita, R., Zolman, E. S. & Schwacke, L. H., 1 Mar 2026, In: Royal Society Open Science. 13, 3, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cetacean social structure and identity signaling
Oswald, J. N., Janik, V. M., Matei, M., Deecke, V. B. & Tyack, P. L., 12 Jan 2026, The evolution of cetacean societies: uncovering the social complexity of whales and dolphins. Croft, D. P., Foote, A. D., Garland, E. C. & King, S. L. (eds.). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, p. 173-200 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Foraging behavior of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales is associated with ambient noise, prey density, and the acoustic behavior of conspecifics
Schick, R. S., Yack, T. M., Pirotta, E., Mayo, C. A., Clark, C. W., Hudak, C. A., Schosberg, R. B., Martinez, A., Paris, M. D., Kaney, N. A., Yu, N., Gillespie, D., Nowacek, D. P., Thomas, L., Harris, C. M. & Tyack, P. L., 21 May 2026, In: Endangered Species Research. 60, p. 1-18 18 p., esr01499.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating bottlenose dolphin physiology using near-infrared spectroscopy
Antoniak, G., Ruesch, A., Shinn-Cunningham, B. G., McKnight, J. C., Fahlman, A., Kainerstorfer, J. M., West, N., González, A., Tyack, P., Popa, B.-I. & Shorter, K. A., 23 Apr 2026, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 229, 8, jeb251264.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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Vocal compensation to noise in long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas)
Hegeman, M., Macfarlane, N. B. W., Verborgh, P., Gauffier, P., Esteban, R., de Stephanis, R., Tyack, P. L. & Jensen, F. H., May 2026, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 229, 9, p. 1-11 11 p., jeb251217.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