Fin whale song evolution in the North Atlantic
Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (UIDB/00006/2020); US Navy (Living Marine Resources N3943019C2176) - TAM. Animal songs can change within and between populations as the result of different evolutionary processes. When these processes include cultural transmission, the social learning...
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ftstandrewserep:oai:research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk:10023/29026 2024-05-12T08:01:33+00:00 Fin whale song evolution in the North Atlantic Romagosa, Miriam Nieukirk, Sharon Cascão, Irma Marques, Tiago A Dziak, Robert Royer, Jean-Yves O'Brien, Joanne Mellinger, David K Pereira, Andreia Ugalde, Arantza Papale, Elena Aniceto, Sofia Buscaino, Giuseppa Rasmussen, Marianne Matias, Luis Prieto, Rui Silva, Mónica A University of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling University of St Andrews. School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews. Arctic Research Centre 2024-01-17T17:30:13Z 19 6685404 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10023/29026 https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.83750 eng eng eLife 298303620 dd2dcde6-72e0-4a3e-a8c9-4920a34e558c 85185888526 Romagosa , M , Nieukirk , S , Cascão , I , Marques , T A , Dziak , R , Royer , J-Y , O'Brien , J , Mellinger , D K , Pereira , A , Ugalde , A , Papale , E , Aniceto , S , Buscaino , G , Rasmussen , M , Matias , L , Prieto , R & Silva , M A 2024 , ' Fin whale song evolution in the North Atlantic ' , eLife , vol. 13 , e83750 . https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.83750 2050-084X Jisc: 1674828 pmcid: PMC10776088 pmid: 38192202 ORCID: /0000-0002-2581-1972/work/151190886 https://hdl.handle.net/10023/29026 doi:10.7554/elife.83750 Ecology Song evolution Evolutionary Biology Vocal learning Fin whale North Atlantic Song frequency Inter-note interval Animals Seasons Mutation Acoustics Atlantic Ocean QH301 Biology DAS QH301 Journal article 2024 ftstandrewserep https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.83750 2024-04-17T14:02:43Z Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (UIDB/00006/2020); US Navy (Living Marine Resources N3943019C2176) - TAM. Animal songs can change within and between populations as the result of different evolutionary processes. When these processes include cultural transmission, the social learning of information or behaviours from conspecifics, songs can undergo rapid evolutions because cultural novelties can emerge more frequently than genetic mutations. Understanding these song variations over large temporal and spatial scales can provide insights into the patterns, drivers and limits of song evolution that can ultimately inform on the species' capacity to adapt to rapidly changing acoustic environments. Here, we analysed changes in fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) songs recorded over two decades across the central and eastern North Atlantic Ocean. We document a rapid replacement of song INIs (inter-note intervals) over just four singing seasons, that co-occurred with hybrid songs (with both INIs), and a clear geographic gradient in the occurrence of different song INIs during the transition period. We also found gradual changes in INIs and note frequencies over more than a decade with fin whales adopting song changes. These results provide evidence of vocal learning in fin whales and reveal patterns of song evolution that raise questions on the limits of song variation in this species. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale North Atlantic University of St Andrews: Digital Research Repository eLife 13 |
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Ecology Song evolution Evolutionary Biology Vocal learning Fin whale North Atlantic Song frequency Inter-note interval Animals Seasons Mutation Acoustics Atlantic Ocean QH301 Biology DAS QH301 Romagosa, Miriam Nieukirk, Sharon Cascão, Irma Marques, Tiago A Dziak, Robert Royer, Jean-Yves O'Brien, Joanne Mellinger, David K Pereira, Andreia Ugalde, Arantza Papale, Elena Aniceto, Sofia Buscaino, Giuseppa Rasmussen, Marianne Matias, Luis Prieto, Rui Silva, Mónica A Fin whale song evolution in the North Atlantic |
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Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (UIDB/00006/2020); US Navy (Living Marine Resources N3943019C2176) - TAM. Animal songs can change within and between populations as the result of different evolutionary processes. When these processes include cultural transmission, the social learning of information or behaviours from conspecifics, songs can undergo rapid evolutions because cultural novelties can emerge more frequently than genetic mutations. Understanding these song variations over large temporal and spatial scales can provide insights into the patterns, drivers and limits of song evolution that can ultimately inform on the species' capacity to adapt to rapidly changing acoustic environments. Here, we analysed changes in fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) songs recorded over two decades across the central and eastern North Atlantic Ocean. We document a rapid replacement of song INIs (inter-note intervals) over just four singing seasons, that co-occurred with hybrid songs (with both INIs), and a clear geographic gradient in the occurrence of different song INIs during the transition period. We also found gradual changes in INIs and note frequencies over more than a decade with fin whales adopting song changes. These results provide evidence of vocal learning in fin whales and reveal patterns of song evolution that raise questions on the limits of song variation in this species. Peer reviewed |
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Romagosa, Miriam Nieukirk, Sharon Cascão, Irma Marques, Tiago A Dziak, Robert Royer, Jean-Yves O'Brien, Joanne Mellinger, David K Pereira, Andreia Ugalde, Arantza Papale, Elena Aniceto, Sofia Buscaino, Giuseppa Rasmussen, Marianne Matias, Luis Prieto, Rui Silva, Mónica A |
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Romagosa, Miriam Nieukirk, Sharon Cascão, Irma Marques, Tiago A Dziak, Robert Royer, Jean-Yves O'Brien, Joanne Mellinger, David K Pereira, Andreia Ugalde, Arantza Papale, Elena Aniceto, Sofia Buscaino, Giuseppa Rasmussen, Marianne Matias, Luis Prieto, Rui Silva, Mónica A |
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Fin whale song evolution in the North Atlantic |
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Fin whale song evolution in the North Atlantic |
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Fin whale song evolution in the North Atlantic |
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Fin whale song evolution in the North Atlantic |
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