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Hydrodynamic design of the humpback whale flipper
Journal of Morphology, 1995AbstractThe humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is reported to use its elongate pectoral flippers during swimming maneuvers. The morphology of the flipper from a 9.02‐m whale was evaluated with regard to this hydrodynamic function. The flipper had a wing‐like, high aspect ratio plan‐form.
F E, Fish, J M, Battle
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Acoustic properties of humpback whale songs
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2006A vertical array of five hydrophones was used to measure the acoustic field in the vertical plane of singing humpback whales. Once a singer was located, two swimmers with snorkel gear were deployed to determine the orientation of the whale and position the boat so that the array could be deployed in front of the whale at a minimum standoff distance of ...
Whitlow W L, Au +5 more
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Sound production by singing humpback whales
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2010Sounds from humpback whale songs were analyzed to evaluate possible mechanisms of sound production. Song sounds fell along a continuum with trains of discrete pulses at one end and continuous tonal signals at the other. This graded vocal repertoire is comparable to that seen in false killer whales [Murray et al. (1998). J. Acoust. Soc. Am.
Eduardo, Mercado +3 more
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The Lombard effect in humpback whales
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2012The Lombard reflex is an increase in the subject's vocal levels in response to increased noise levels. While it has been demonstrated in humans and a small number of mammals and birds including some whales, it has not been demonstrated in humpback whales.
Noad, Michael +2 more
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Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences
The release of Songs of the Humpback Whale in 1970 helped galvanize a torrent of North American activism to save the whale from commercial whaling. Whale song quickly became a cornerstone of environmentalist and New Age political culture. This article places humpback whale song science in the larger context of acoustic science and technology, arguing ...
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The release of Songs of the Humpback Whale in 1970 helped galvanize a torrent of North American activism to save the whale from commercial whaling. Whale song quickly became a cornerstone of environmentalist and New Age political culture. This article places humpback whale song science in the larger context of acoustic science and technology, arguing ...
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Humpback Whales: A Seemingly Socially Simple Whale with Communicative Complexity
2022Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) occur in all major oceans. Given this worldwide distribution, and since they tend to migrate along coastlines, they are one of the best known of the baleen whales. Humpbacks are relatively easy to find and easy to observe.
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Science (New York, N.Y.), 2010
1) Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) produce a series of beautiful and varied sounds for a period of 7 to 30 minutes and then repeat the same series with considerable precision. We call such a performance "singing" and each repeated series of sounds a "song." 2) All prolonged sound patterns (recorded so far) of this species are in song form, and
R S, Payne, S, McVay
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1) Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) produce a series of beautiful and varied sounds for a period of 7 to 30 minutes and then repeat the same series with considerable precision. We call such a performance "singing" and each repeated series of sounds a "song." 2) All prolonged sound patterns (recorded so far) of this species are in song form, and
R S, Payne, S, McVay
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Capturing the Songs of Humpback Whales
201325°0’S, 153°0’E, Hervey Bay, Australia, a long way out to sea, a distant soft moan triggers an unexpected response. Several humans fall to their knees and place their ears on the empty hull shells of the aluminium boat. We smile, cry and call out in wonder. We hear a whale singing.
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