Fig. 5

Detection probability in function of the distance between receiver and transmitter for different tidal phases. The tidal cycle was subdivided in hourly tidal phases. Each curve represents the detection probability (P) for each subsequent hourly tidal phase. The top and bottom panel depict the detection probability during ebb and flood, respectively. No distinction was made between neap tide, spring tide or intermediate tide. The detection probability was estimated using the developed logistic submodel of the pSEM under median conditions of noise, water depth and tilt angle for all the considered tidal phases. R code to create this figure was adapted from [50]. A larger version of this figure is provided in the Additional file 1