INTERACTIONS OF SINGING HUMPBACK WHALES WITH OTHER MALES
A bstract Two non‐mutually exclusive hypotheses on the function of the humpback whale song are: (1) it attracts females to the male singer; (2) it is a male‐male display, that may order status. To evaluate these, from 24 January‐13 April 1997 off Maui, Hawaii, 42 singers were located, audio‐recorded...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb01005.x 2024-09-15T18:11:12+00:00 INTERACTIONS OF SINGING HUMPBACK WHALES WITH OTHER MALES Darling, James D. Bérubé, Martine 2001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb01005.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1748-7692.2001.tb01005.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb01005.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Marine Mammal Science volume 17, issue 3, page 570-584 ISSN 0824-0469 1748-7692 journal-article 2001 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb01005.x 2024-08-01T04:22:26Z A bstract Two non‐mutually exclusive hypotheses on the function of the humpback whale song are: (1) it attracts females to the male singer; (2) it is a male‐male display, that may order status. To evaluate these, from 24 January‐13 April 1997 off Maui, Hawaii, 42 singers were located, audio‐recorded, photo‐identified and monitored for interactions with other whales. Whales that joined singers were biopsy sampled for molecular determination of sex. In 76% (32 of 42) of the interactions, a lone non‐singing adult joined the singer. In the remainder, singers stopped singing and joined a nearby group or accompanied other whales. In 81% (26 of 32) instances where a lone adult joined a singer, the pair split again within minutes; otherwise a group formed. In one such group the pair became a trio and eventually joined a competitive group. Behavior in joining/splitting interactions ranged from a single pass‐by, to surface activity such as tail lobs and breaches. The sex of 22 joiners was determined: 14 genetically and eight behaviorally. All were males. Humpback whale song preceded, and at times followed, male‐male interactions of variable duration and agonistic level in and around the breeding season. If considered within the context of a proposed dominance polygyny mating system, these observations appear to support speculation that the song may function in male social ordering. Article in Journal/Newspaper Humpback Whale Wiley Online Library Marine Mammal Science 17 3 570 584 |
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A bstract Two non‐mutually exclusive hypotheses on the function of the humpback whale song are: (1) it attracts females to the male singer; (2) it is a male‐male display, that may order status. To evaluate these, from 24 January‐13 April 1997 off Maui, Hawaii, 42 singers were located, audio‐recorded, photo‐identified and monitored for interactions with other whales. Whales that joined singers were biopsy sampled for molecular determination of sex. In 76% (32 of 42) of the interactions, a lone non‐singing adult joined the singer. In the remainder, singers stopped singing and joined a nearby group or accompanied other whales. In 81% (26 of 32) instances where a lone adult joined a singer, the pair split again within minutes; otherwise a group formed. In one such group the pair became a trio and eventually joined a competitive group. Behavior in joining/splitting interactions ranged from a single pass‐by, to surface activity such as tail lobs and breaches. The sex of 22 joiners was determined: 14 genetically and eight behaviorally. All were males. Humpback whale song preceded, and at times followed, male‐male interactions of variable duration and agonistic level in and around the breeding season. If considered within the context of a proposed dominance polygyny mating system, these observations appear to support speculation that the song may function in male social ordering. |
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INTERACTIONS OF SINGING HUMPBACK WHALES WITH OTHER MALES |
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INTERACTIONS OF SINGING HUMPBACK WHALES WITH OTHER MALES |
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INTERACTIONS OF SINGING HUMPBACK WHALES WITH OTHER MALES |
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