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← Nature & AnimalsWhich outcome occurs when high ambient noise disrupts echolocating dolphin groups?
A)Foraging range greatly decreases✓
B)Predator encounter rates decline
C)Pod size distributions equalize
D)Calf mortality rates decrease
💡 Explanation
Ambient noise impairs signal clarity, interrupting directed Sound Navigation Ranging, because reduced signal quality limits detection range and therefore diminishes foraging success; this happens in foraging, rather than influencing predators or calf survival directly.
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