dc.contributor.author |
Gridley, T.
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dc.contributor.author |
Silva, M.F.P.
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dc.contributor.author |
Wilkinson Christopher
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dc.contributor.author |
Seakamela, S.M.
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dc.contributor.author |
Elwen, Simon Harvey
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-09-07T09:46:40Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-04-30 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are well
known for their complex song which is culturally transmitted and produced
by males. However, the function of singing behavior remains
poorly understood. Song was observed from 57 min of acoustic recording
in the presence of feeding humpback whales aggregated in the nearshore
waters on the west coast of South Africa. The structural organization
of the song components, lack of overlap between song units, and
consistency in relative received level suggest the song was produced by
one “singer.” The unusual timing and location of song production adds
further evidence of plasticity in song production. |
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dc.description.department |
Zoology and Entomology |
en_ZA |
dc.description.embargo |
2018-10-30 |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2018 |
en_ZA |
dc.description.sponsorship |
In part by the Claude Leon Foundation (T.G.) and the National Research
Foundation (S.E.). |
en_ZA |
dc.description.uri |
http://asa.scitation.org/journal/jas |
en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation |
Gridley T., Silva M.F.P., Wilkinson C. et al. 2018, 'Song recorded near a super-group of humpback whales on a mid-latitude feeding ground off South Africa', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 143, no. 4, pp. EL298-EL304. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0001-4966 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0001-4966 (print) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1121/1.5032126 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66478 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Acoustical Society of America |
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dc.rights |
© 2018 Acoustical Society of America |
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dc.subject |
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) |
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dc.subject |
South Africa (SA) |
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dc.subject |
Acoustics |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Midlatitudes |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Near-shore waters |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Structural organization |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Super groups |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
West coast |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Physics |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Migration |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Movements |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Seasonality |
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dc.title |
Song recorded near a super-group of humpback whales on a mid-latitude feeding ground off South Africa |
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dc.type |
Article |
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