Data_Sheet_1_Social Behaviour of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, Eastern Australia, a Preferential Female Stopover During the Southern Migration.xls
Agonistic competitive social behaviour in humpback whales [Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)] has been extensively studied and reported in previous research. However, non-agonistic social behaviour in humpback whale pods has not been systematically studied. We investigated the social behaviour...
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ftfrontimediafig:oai:figshare.com:article/17119922 2023-05-15T16:35:54+02:00 Data_Sheet_1_Social Behaviour of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, Eastern Australia, a Preferential Female Stopover During the Southern Migration.xls Trish Franklin Wally Franklin Lyndon Brooks Peter Harrison Adam A. Pack Phillip J. Clapham 2021-12-03T04:40:43Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.652147.s001 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_Sheet_1_Social_Behaviour_of_Humpback_Whales_Megaptera_novaeangliae_in_Hervey_Bay_Eastern_Australia_a_Preferential_Female_Stopover_During_the_Southern_Migration_xls/17119922 unknown doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.652147.s001 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_Sheet_1_Social_Behaviour_of_Humpback_Whales_Megaptera_novaeangliae_in_Hervey_Bay_Eastern_Australia_a_Preferential_Female_Stopover_During_the_Southern_Migration_xls/17119922 CC BY 4.0 CC-BY Oceanography Marine Biology Marine Geoscience Biological Oceanography Chemical Oceanography Physical Oceanography Marine Engineering humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae Hervey Bay agonistic and non-agonistic social behaviour pod associations mate competition migratory stopovers Dataset 2021 ftfrontimediafig https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.652147.s001 2021-12-09T00:03:49Z Agonistic competitive social behaviour in humpback whales [Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)] has been extensively studied and reported in previous research. However, non-agonistic social behaviour in humpback whale pods has not been systematically studied. We investigated the social behaviour of 3,949 humpback whale pods over a period of 14 years during August, September, and October in Hervey Bay (Queensland, eastern Australia), a preferential female stopover early in the southern migration. Modelling and analyses of the data examined the factors influencing the occurrence and timing of non-agonistic social behaviour pods, agonistic competitive pods and newly associated pods. Non-agonistic social behaviour was observed more frequently during August when mature females, including early pregnant and resting females, co-occur and socially interact with immature males and females. Overall, relatively few mature males visit Hervey Bay. Agonistic competitive behaviour was observed with increasing frequency during September and October when mother-calf pods, with few escorts predominated. Mother-calf pods in Hervey Bay spent most of their time alone involved in maternal care. Agonistic competitive behaviour is related to the decreasing numbers of potentially oestrous females toward the end of the season. Non-agonistic social behaviour and agonistic competitive behaviour were more frequently observed in larger and newly associated pods. Overall, non-agonistic social behaviour pods were more prevalent than agonistic competitive social behaviour pods. The results of this study substantiate that non-agonistic social behaviour may be more prevalent than aggressive agonistic social behaviour in site-specific locations and habitats, depending upon the classes and timings of humpback whales using such habitats. Dataset Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Frontiers: Figshare Queensland |
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Oceanography Marine Biology Marine Geoscience Biological Oceanography Chemical Oceanography Physical Oceanography Marine Engineering humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae Hervey Bay agonistic and non-agonistic social behaviour pod associations mate competition migratory stopovers Trish Franklin Wally Franklin Lyndon Brooks Peter Harrison Adam A. Pack Phillip J. Clapham Data_Sheet_1_Social Behaviour of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, Eastern Australia, a Preferential Female Stopover During the Southern Migration.xls |
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Agonistic competitive social behaviour in humpback whales [Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)] has been extensively studied and reported in previous research. However, non-agonistic social behaviour in humpback whale pods has not been systematically studied. We investigated the social behaviour of 3,949 humpback whale pods over a period of 14 years during August, September, and October in Hervey Bay (Queensland, eastern Australia), a preferential female stopover early in the southern migration. Modelling and analyses of the data examined the factors influencing the occurrence and timing of non-agonistic social behaviour pods, agonistic competitive pods and newly associated pods. Non-agonistic social behaviour was observed more frequently during August when mature females, including early pregnant and resting females, co-occur and socially interact with immature males and females. Overall, relatively few mature males visit Hervey Bay. Agonistic competitive behaviour was observed with increasing frequency during September and October when mother-calf pods, with few escorts predominated. Mother-calf pods in Hervey Bay spent most of their time alone involved in maternal care. Agonistic competitive behaviour is related to the decreasing numbers of potentially oestrous females toward the end of the season. Non-agonistic social behaviour and agonistic competitive behaviour were more frequently observed in larger and newly associated pods. Overall, non-agonistic social behaviour pods were more prevalent than agonistic competitive social behaviour pods. The results of this study substantiate that non-agonistic social behaviour may be more prevalent than aggressive agonistic social behaviour in site-specific locations and habitats, depending upon the classes and timings of humpback whales using such habitats. |
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Data_Sheet_1_Social Behaviour of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, Eastern Australia, a Preferential Female Stopover During the Southern Migration.xls |
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Data_Sheet_1_Social Behaviour of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, Eastern Australia, a Preferential Female Stopover During the Southern Migration.xls |
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Data_Sheet_1_Social Behaviour of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, Eastern Australia, a Preferential Female Stopover During the Southern Migration.xls |
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Data_Sheet_1_Social Behaviour of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, Eastern Australia, a Preferential Female Stopover During the Southern Migration.xls |
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Data_Sheet_1_Social Behaviour of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, Eastern Australia, a Preferential Female Stopover During the Southern Migration.xls |
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data_sheet_1_social behaviour of humpback whales (megaptera novaeangliae) in hervey bay, eastern australia, a preferential female stopover during the southern migration.xls |
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