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Evidence for acoustic communication among bottom foraging humpback whales

Creator:

Parks, Susan E., Cusano, Dana A., Stimpert, Alison K., Weinrich, Mason T., Friedlaender, Ari S., and Wiley, David N.

Abstract:

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), a mysticete with a cosmopolitan distribution, demonstrate marked behavioural plasticity. Recent studies show evidence of social learning in the transmission of specific population level traits ranging from complex singing to stereotyped prey capturing behaviour. Humpback whales have been observed to employ group foraging techniques, however details...

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Article