Social calls in humpback whale mother-calf groups off Sainte Marie breeding ground (Madagascar, Indian Ocean)

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Saloma, Anjara, Ratsimbazafindranahaka, Maevatiana, Martin, Mathilde, Andrianarimisa, Aristide, Huetz, Chloé, Adam, Olivier, Charrier, Isabelle
• Other Authors: Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay (NeuroPSI), Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Zoology and Animal Biodiversity, Institut Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (DALEMBERT), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2022
• Subjects: [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology; Indian; Marie Island; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-03822059; https://hal.science/hal-03822059/document; https://hal.science/hal-03822059/file/Saloma_etal_HW_SocailCalls_peerj_2022.pdf; https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13785

International audience Humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) use vocalizations during diverse social interactions or activities such as foraging or mating. Unlike songs produced only by males, social calls are produced by all types of individuals (adult males and females, juveniles and calves)....