The sounds of the bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, during the spring migrations of 1979 and 1980
Bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus, were recorded during their spring migration past Point Barrow, Alaska, in 1979 and 1980 using a pair of hydrophones linked to an underwater sound direction finding device. A great variety of sounds were recorded, including types that have been reported previously...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z84-206 2024-09-09T19:31:30+00:00 The sounds of the bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, during the spring migrations of 1979 and 1980 Clark, Christopher W. Johnson, James H. 1984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z84-206 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z84-206 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 62, issue 7, page 1436-1441 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 journal-article 1984 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z84-206 2024-06-20T04:11:56Z Bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus, were recorded during their spring migration past Point Barrow, Alaska, in 1979 and 1980 using a pair of hydrophones linked to an underwater sound direction finding device. A great variety of sounds were recorded, including types that have been reported previously for bowheads during their spring migration, fall migration, and summer feeding. Most of the sounds were below 300 Hz with simple frequency-modulated structures. A variety of pulsive sounds were also recorded; these contained complex energy up to 3500 Hz. Sound levels of approximately 156 dB (re 1 μPa) were recorded for one whale 100–150 m from the hydrophones. We did not observe any particular behaviors which correlated with any of these sounds. Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaena mysticetus Barrow bowhead whale Point Barrow Alaska Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Zoology 62 7 1436 1441 |
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Bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus, were recorded during their spring migration past Point Barrow, Alaska, in 1979 and 1980 using a pair of hydrophones linked to an underwater sound direction finding device. A great variety of sounds were recorded, including types that have been reported previously for bowheads during their spring migration, fall migration, and summer feeding. Most of the sounds were below 300 Hz with simple frequency-modulated structures. A variety of pulsive sounds were also recorded; these contained complex energy up to 3500 Hz. Sound levels of approximately 156 dB (re 1 μPa) were recorded for one whale 100–150 m from the hydrophones. We did not observe any particular behaviors which correlated with any of these sounds. |
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Clark, Christopher W. Johnson, James H. The sounds of the bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, during the spring migrations of 1979 and 1980 |
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Clark, Christopher W. Johnson, James H. |
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The sounds of the bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, during the spring migrations of 1979 and 1980 |
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The sounds of the bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, during the spring migrations of 1979 and 1980 |
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The sounds of the bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, during the spring migrations of 1979 and 1980 |
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The sounds of the bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, during the spring migrations of 1979 and 1980 |
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The sounds of the bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, during the spring migrations of 1979 and 1980 |
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sounds of the bowhead whale, balaena mysticetus, during the spring migrations of 1979 and 1980 |
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1984 |
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Balaena mysticetus Barrow bowhead whale Point Barrow Alaska |
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Balaena mysticetus Barrow bowhead whale Point Barrow Alaska |
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