High source levels and small active space of high-pitched song in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus).

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Outi M Tervo, Mads F Christoffersen, Malene Simon, Lee A Miller, Frants H Jensen, Susan E Parks, Peter T Madsen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Arctic; Arctic Sound; Greenland; Balaena mysticetus; Fin whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052072; https://doaj.org/article/d9ffa5728c4f45909a8a4dd0eed997a1

The low-frequency, powerful vocalizations of blue and fin whales may potentially be detected by conspecifics across entire ocean basins. In contrast, humpback and bowhead whales produce equally powerful, but more complex broadband vocalizations composed of higher frequencies that suffer from higher...