Evidence for acoustic communication among bottom foraging humpback whales

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 behavi...

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Main Authors: Parks, Susan E., Cusano, Dana A., Stimpert, Alison K., Weinrich, Mason T., Friedlaender, Ari S., Wiley, David N.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4267198/