Kate Sprogis

Research Fellow
The University of Western Australia

Albany, WA

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Expertise

Biography

Australian marine mammalogist.

Research Fellow through the University of Western Australia, Albany Campus.

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Post-doctoral Fellow through the Marine Bioacoustics Lab, Aarhus University, Denmark. Research on anthropogenic noise impacts on the behaviour of humpback whales, conducted off Exmouth, Western Australia.

PhD through Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. Research on the behavioural ecology of bottlenose dolphins off southwest Australia (extreme climatic events, habitat use, abundance and distribution, home ranges).

See latest scientific publications: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=K9jov5AAAAAJ&hl=en

Featured

Academic paper

2020

Vessel noise levels drive behavioural responses of humpback whales with implications for whale-watching
Media article

2017

El Niño in the Pacific has an impact on dolphins over in Western Australia
Media article

2017

Tackling the kraken: unique dolphin strategy delivers dangerous octopus for dinner.