Fin whale song variability in southern California and the Gulf of California

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Širović, Ana, Oleson, Erin M., Buccowich, Jasmine, Rice, Ally, Bayless, Alexandra R.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
• Subjects: Article; Doublets; Triplets; baleen whales; Fin whale
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579205/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28860617; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09979-4

Songs are distinct, patterned sounds produced by a variety of animals including baleen whales. Fin whale songs, which consist of short pulses repeated at regular interpulse intervals (IPIs), have been suggested as a tool to distinguish populations. Fin whale songs were analyzed from data collected f...