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Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) vocalizing behavior varies over its range, both in call type and frequency. This study adds to the growing body of passive acoustic research outside of the calving/breeding lagoons, and moves toward a description of calling behaviors throughout the whales' ran...
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ftfrontimediafig:oai:figshare.com:article/7097348 2023-05-15T15:36:56+02:00 Image_3_Gray Whale (Eschrictius robustus) Call Types Recorded During Migration off the West Coast of Vancouver Island.TIFF Rianna Burnham David Duffus Xavier Mouy 2018-09-18T04:17:23Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00329.s010 https://figshare.com/articles/Image_3_Gray_Whale_Eschrictius_robustus_Call_Types_Recorded_During_Migration_off_the_West_Coast_of_Vancouver_Island_TIFF/7097348 unknown doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00329.s010 https://figshare.com/articles/Image_3_Gray_Whale_Eschrictius_robustus_Call_Types_Recorded_During_Migration_off_the_West_Coast_of_Vancouver_Island_TIFF/7097348 CC BY 4.0 CC-BY Oceanography Marine Biology Marine Geoscience Biological Oceanography Chemical Oceanography Physical Oceanography Marine Engineering gray whales acoustics vocalizations passive acoustic monitoring migration Image Figure 2018 ftfrontimediafig https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00329.s010 2018-09-19T22:57:38Z Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) vocalizing behavior varies over its range, both in call type and frequency. This study adds to the growing body of passive acoustic research outside of the calving/breeding lagoons, and moves toward a description of calling behaviors throughout the whales' range. Data are presented here from acoustic surveys for two northward and one southward migration, with recordings taken off the west coast of Vancouver Island. We found gray whales to be highly sonorous, with extensive calling during the study periods of February to May for northward migrations and September to the end of January for southward travel. Low frequency moans were the most prevalent call type, with others, including knocks, up- and down sweeps, and rumbles, recorded in varying numbers. We hypothesize that calling is an aid for navigation and orientation of the herd along the migration route, in addition to holding more social functions usually assigned to baleen whale calling. Still Image baleen whale Frontiers: Figshare |
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Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) vocalizing behavior varies over its range, both in call type and frequency. This study adds to the growing body of passive acoustic research outside of the calving/breeding lagoons, and moves toward a description of calling behaviors throughout the whales' range. Data are presented here from acoustic surveys for two northward and one southward migration, with recordings taken off the west coast of Vancouver Island. We found gray whales to be highly sonorous, with extensive calling during the study periods of February to May for northward migrations and September to the end of January for southward travel. Low frequency moans were the most prevalent call type, with others, including knocks, up- and down sweeps, and rumbles, recorded in varying numbers. We hypothesize that calling is an aid for navigation and orientation of the herd along the migration route, in addition to holding more social functions usually assigned to baleen whale calling. |
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Image_3_Gray Whale (Eschrictius robustus) Call Types Recorded During Migration off the West Coast of Vancouver Island.TIFF |
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Image_3_Gray Whale (Eschrictius robustus) Call Types Recorded During Migration off the West Coast of Vancouver Island.TIFF |
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Image_3_Gray Whale (Eschrictius robustus) Call Types Recorded During Migration off the West Coast of Vancouver Island.TIFF |
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