The Hug of a Humpback Whale Mother: Protective Behaviors of a Calf Toward Escorts in a Competitive Group at Abrolhos Bank, Brazil [PDF]
AnimalsWhile protective behaviors of baleen whales toward calves have been documented during predator attacks, they have not been observed in response to approach attempts by other males of the same species.
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Differences in the functional use of two migratory stopovers by humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). [PDF]
PLoS ONEHumpback whale migration between tropical breeding grounds and polar feeding grounds is an energy-intensive activity undertaken on finite energy stores. The use of stopover sites to rest reduces energetic expenditure and provides enhanced opportunity for
Raphael Mayaud +6 more
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Characterization of Cetacean Morbillivirus in Humpback Whales, Brazil [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesCetacean morbillivirus is an etiologic agent associated with strandings of live and dead cetacean species occurring sporadically or as epizootics worldwide.
Derek B. de Amorim +10 more
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Passive acoustic tracking of singing humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on a northwest Atlantic feeding ground. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Passive acoustic tracking provides an unobtrusive method of studying the movement of sound-producing animals in the marine environment where traditional tracking methods may be costly or infeasible.
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Fuzzy clustering as a tool to differentiate between discrete and graded call types [PDF]
JASA Express Letters, 2021 Animals may communicate potential information to conspecifics using stereotyped “discrete” calls and variable “graded” calls. However, animal vocal research often centers on identifying the number of call types in a repertoire rather than quantifying the
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Synchronous seasonal change in fin whale song in the North Pacific. [PDF]
, 2014 Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) song consists of down-swept pulses arranged into stereotypic sequences that can be characterized according to the interval between successive pulses. As in blue (B. musculus) and humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae),
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Norrisanima miocaena, a new generic name and redescription of a stem balaenopteroid mysticete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Miocene of California [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Rorqual whales are among the most species rich group of baleen whales (or mysticetes) alive today, yet the monophyly of the traditional grouping (i.e., Balaenopteridae) remains unclear.
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Scientific Data, 2022 Measurement(s) Whale detections in very high-resolution satellite imagery Technology Type(s) very high-resolution satellites and GIS software Sample Characteristic - Organism Megaptera novaeangliae • Balaenoptera physalus • Eschrichtius robustus ...
Hannah C. Cubaynes, Peter T. Fretwell
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Song on a Subarctic Feeding Ground
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known to produce long complex sequences of structured vocalizations called song. Singing behavior has traditionally been associated with low latitude breeding grounds but is increasingly reported outside ...
Saskia Cathrin Tyarks +6 more
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Global diversity and oceanic divergence of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2014 Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) annually undertake the longest migrations between seasonal feeding and breeding grounds of any mammal. Despite this dispersal potential, discontinuous seasonal distributions and migratory patterns suggest that humpbacks form discrete regional populations within each ocean.
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