Vocal repertoires of two matrilineal social whale species Long-finned Pilot whales (Globicephala melas) & Killer whales (Orcinus orca) in northern Norway

• Main Author: Vester, Heike Iris
• Other Authors: Fischer, Julia Prof. Dr., Timme, Marc Prof. Dr., Fiala, André Prof. Dr., Ostner, Julia Prof. Dr., Heymann, Eckhard W. Prof. Dr., Roos, Christian Dr.
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: 570; Vocal repertoire; Killer whales (Orcinus orca); Long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas); Bio-acoustics; Behaviour; Norway; Biologie (PPN619462639); Vestfjord; Killer Whale; Northern Norway; Orca; Orcinus orca; Killer whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-0023-3E3F-5; https://doi.org/10.53846/goediss-6292; https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:7-11858/00-1735-0000-0023-3E3F-5-0

The aim of this study was to describe and investigate the vocal repertoire and possible factors influencing the size and composition of two matrilineal social whale species: long-finned pilot whales and killer whales in Norway. I was not able to describe the entire vocal repertoire due to the large...