Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaearensis)
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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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:35450 2023-05-15T13:40:26+02:00 Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaearensis) 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. 2014-04-23 application/pdf https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/35450/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/35450/1/BiolLett-2014-Risch-.pdf http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/10/4/20140175.full.pdf+html https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.43429 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.43429.d001 unknown Royal Society Publishing https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/35450/1/BiolLett-2014-Risch-.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.43429.d001 Risch, D. , Gales, N. J. , Gedamke, J. , Kindermann, L. , Nowacek, D. P. , Read, A. J. , Siebert, U. , van Opzeeland, I. C. , Van Parijs, S. M. and Friedlaender, A. S. (2014) Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaearensis) , Biology Letters, 10 (201401) . doi:10.1098/rsbl.2014.0175 <https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0175> , hdl:10013/epic.43429 EPIC3Biology Letters, Royal Society Publishing, 10(201401), ISSN: 1744-9561 Article isiRev 2014 ftawi https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0175 2021-12-24T15:39:29Z 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 Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) 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 bonaearensis) |
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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 bonaearensis) |
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Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaearensis) |
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Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaearensis) |
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Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaearensis) |
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Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaearensis) |
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mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the antarctic minke whale (balaenoptera bonaearensis) |
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2014 |
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https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/35450/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/35450/1/BiolLett-2014-Risch-.pdf http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/10/4/20140175.full.pdf+html https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.43429 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.43429.d001 |
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Antarctic Austral Southern Ocean The Antarctic |
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Antarctic Austral Southern Ocean The Antarctic |
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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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EPIC3Biology Letters, Royal Society Publishing, 10(201401), ISSN: 1744-9561 |
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https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/35450/1/BiolLett-2014-Risch-.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.43429.d001 Risch, D. , Gales, N. J. , Gedamke, J. , Kindermann, L. , Nowacek, D. P. , Read, A. J. , Siebert, U. , van Opzeeland, I. C. , Van Parijs, S. M. and Friedlaender, A. S. (2014) Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaearensis) , Biology Letters, 10 (201401) . doi:10.1098/rsbl.2014.0175 <https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0175> , hdl:10013/epic.43429 |
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