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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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4267198/ |