Whale Song: Musical Practices in the Cultures of the Humpback Whale Megaptera Novaeangliae

• Published in: Rast Müzikoloji Dergisi
• Main Author: KELEŞ, Ali
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Turkish
• Published: Genç Bilge Yayıncılık (Young Wise) 2021
• Subjects: music,zoomusicology,whale song,humpback whale,vocal learning; müzik,zoomüzikoloji,balina şarkısı,kambur balina,vokal öğrenme; Balina; Kambur; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/rastmd/issue/67660/1002673; https://doi.org/10.12975/rastmd.2021932

Male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) display long, complex and patterned vocalization practices called "whale song". Although the function of songs is not yet fully understood, it is likely that they are both a courtship behavior and a form of communication that gives vari...