Individual right whales call louder in increased environmental noise
The ability to modify vocalizations to compensate for environmental noise is critical for successful communication in a dynamic acoustic environment. Many marine species rely on sound for vital life functions including communication, navigation and feeding. The impacts of significant increases in oc...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3030867 2023-05-15T16:08:17+02:00 Individual right whales call louder in increased environmental noise Parks, Susan E. Johnson, Mark Nowacek, Douglas Tyack, Peter L. 2011-02-23 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3030867 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20610418 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0451 en eng The Royal Society http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3030867 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20610418 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0451 This Journal is © 2010 The Royal Society Animal Behaviour Text 2011 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0451 2013-09-03T10:34:36Z The ability to modify vocalizations to compensate for environmental noise is critical for successful communication in a dynamic acoustic environment. Many marine species rely on sound for vital life functions including communication, navigation and feeding. The impacts of significant increases in ocean noise levels from human activities are a current area of concern for the conservation of marine mammals. Here, we document changes in calling behaviour by individual endangered North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in increased background noise. Right whales, like several bird and primate species, respond to periods of increased noise by increasing the amplitude of their calls. This behaviour may help maintain the communication range with conspecifics during periods of increased noise. These call modifications have implications for conservation efforts for right whales, affecting both the way whales use sound to communicate and our ability to detect them with passive acoustic monitoring systems. Text Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic PubMed Central (PMC) Biology Letters 7 1 33 35 |
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The ability to modify vocalizations to compensate for environmental noise is critical for successful communication in a dynamic acoustic environment. Many marine species rely on sound for vital life functions including communication, navigation and feeding. The impacts of significant increases in ocean noise levels from human activities are a current area of concern for the conservation of marine mammals. Here, we document changes in calling behaviour by individual endangered North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in increased background noise. Right whales, like several bird and primate species, respond to periods of increased noise by increasing the amplitude of their calls. This behaviour may help maintain the communication range with conspecifics during periods of increased noise. These call modifications have implications for conservation efforts for right whales, affecting both the way whales use sound to communicate and our ability to detect them with passive acoustic monitoring systems. |
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Individual right whales call louder in increased environmental noise |
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