Spatial and temporal variability of the acoustic repertoire of Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in the Weddell Sea

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Filún, Diego, van Opzeeland, Ilse
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
• Subjects: Article; Antarctic; Ekström Ice Shelf; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Balaenoptera bonaerensis; baleen whale; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10363173/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37481630; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38793-4

Since the attribution of the bio-duck call to Antarctic minke whales (AMW Balaenoptera bonaerensis), different studies have retrospectively identified several bio-duck call types at various sites throughout the Southern Hemisphere. The function of their vocal behavior however, remains largely unknow...