Minke Whale (Balaenoptera Acutcrostrata) Response to a Sound Playback Experiment

A song playback experiment to singing minke whales on the Great Barrier Reef was carried out. Songs were played to singers at ranges of 0.5-2.0km A remotely monitored sonobuoy array was used to monitor whale movements and singing behavior. Upon initiation of playbacks, whales either moved away from...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Costa, Daniel P., Gedamke, Jason
Other Authors: CALIFORNIA UNIV SANTA CRUZ
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2003
Subjects:
Biology
Acoustics
*ACOUSTIC SIGNALS
*MARINE BIOLOGICAL NOISE
*WHALES
*PLAYBACK
BARRIERS
BEHAVIOR
SOUND PITCH
ECOLOGY
NOISE(SOUND)
AQUATIC ANIMALS
BIOACOUSTICS
SOUND REPRODUCTION SYSTEMS
*MINKE WHALE
BALAENOPTERA ACUTCROSTRATA
VOCALIZATION
minke whale
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA417037
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA417037
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Summary:A song playback experiment to singing minke whales on the Great Barrier Reef was carried out. Songs were played to singers at ranges of 0.5-2.0km A remotely monitored sonobuoy array was used to monitor whale movements and singing behavior. Upon initiation of playbacks, whales either moved away from the playback vessel, or stopped singing, indicating song is likely used to maintain spacing between singing individuals.

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