Characterization of fin whale song off the Western Antarctic Peninsula

• Main Authors: Megan Wood, Ana Širović
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Doublets; Triplets; Antarc*; Balaenoptera physalus; baleen whales; Fin whale
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/febb65807b5b49c3a73b60303946028a

Song is produced by a variety of terrestrial and marine animals and is particularly common among baleen whales. Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) song is comprised of relatively simple 20 Hz pulses produced at regular intervals. The timing of these intervals, in addition to the presence and frequenc...