Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale ( Balaenoptera bonaerensis)
For decades, the bio-duck sound has been recorded in the Southern Ocean, but the animal producing it has remained a mystery. Heard mainly during austral winter in the Southern Ocean, this ubiquitous sound has been recorded in Antarctic waters and contemporaneously off the Australian west coast. Here...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rsbl.2014.0175 2024-06-23T07:46:47+00:00 Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale ( Balaenoptera bonaerensis) Risch, Denise Gales, Nicholas J. Gedamke, Jason Kindermann, Lars Nowacek, Douglas P. Read, Andrew J. Siebert, Ursula Van Opzeeland, Ilse C. Van Parijs, Sofie M. Friedlaender, Ari S. 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0175 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0175 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0175 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Biology Letters volume 10, issue 4, page 20140175 ISSN 1744-9561 1744-957X journal-article 2014 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0175 2024-06-10T04:15:06Z For decades, the bio-duck sound has been recorded in the Southern Ocean, but the animal producing it has remained a mystery. Heard mainly during austral winter in the Southern Ocean, this ubiquitous sound has been recorded in Antarctic waters and contemporaneously off the Australian west coast. Here, we present conclusive evidence that the bio-duck sound is produced by Antarctic minke whales ( Balaenoptera bonaerensis ). We analysed data from multi-sensor acoustic recording tags that included intense bio-duck sounds as well as singular downsweeps that have previously been attributed to this species. This finding allows the interpretation of a wealth of long-term acoustic recordings for this previously acoustically concealed species, which will improve our understanding of the distribution, abundance and behaviour of Antarctic minke whales. This is critical information for a species that inhabits a difficult to access sea-ice environment that is changing rapidly in some regions and has been the subject of contentious lethal sampling efforts and ongoing international legal action. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis minke whale Sea ice Southern Ocean The Royal Society Antarctic Austral Southern Ocean The Antarctic Biology Letters 10 4 20140175 |
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For decades, the bio-duck sound has been recorded in the Southern Ocean, but the animal producing it has remained a mystery. Heard mainly during austral winter in the Southern Ocean, this ubiquitous sound has been recorded in Antarctic waters and contemporaneously off the Australian west coast. Here, we present conclusive evidence that the bio-duck sound is produced by Antarctic minke whales ( Balaenoptera bonaerensis ). We analysed data from multi-sensor acoustic recording tags that included intense bio-duck sounds as well as singular downsweeps that have previously been attributed to this species. This finding allows the interpretation of a wealth of long-term acoustic recordings for this previously acoustically concealed species, which will improve our understanding of the distribution, abundance and behaviour of Antarctic minke whales. This is critical information for a species that inhabits a difficult to access sea-ice environment that is changing rapidly in some regions and has been the subject of contentious lethal sampling efforts and ongoing international legal action. |
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Risch, Denise Gales, Nicholas J. Gedamke, Jason Kindermann, Lars Nowacek, Douglas P. Read, Andrew J. Siebert, Ursula Van Opzeeland, Ilse C. Van Parijs, Sofie M. Friedlaender, Ari S. |
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Risch, Denise Gales, Nicholas J. Gedamke, Jason Kindermann, Lars Nowacek, Douglas P. Read, Andrew J. Siebert, Ursula Van Opzeeland, Ilse C. Van Parijs, Sofie M. Friedlaender, Ari S. Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale ( Balaenoptera bonaerensis) |
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Risch, Denise Gales, Nicholas J. Gedamke, Jason Kindermann, Lars Nowacek, Douglas P. Read, Andrew J. Siebert, Ursula Van Opzeeland, Ilse C. Van Parijs, Sofie M. Friedlaender, Ari S. |
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Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale ( Balaenoptera bonaerensis) |
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Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale ( Balaenoptera bonaerensis) |
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Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale ( Balaenoptera bonaerensis) |
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Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale ( Balaenoptera bonaerensis) |
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Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale ( Balaenoptera bonaerensis) |
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mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the antarctic minke whale ( balaenoptera bonaerensis) |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis minke whale Sea ice Southern Ocean |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis minke whale Sea ice Southern Ocean |
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