Discovering sounds in Patagonia: characterizing sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) downsweeps in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: S. Español-Jiménez, P. A. Bahamonde, G. Chiang, V. Häussermann
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: geo; envir; Austral; Pacific; Patagonia; Southern Ocean; Triplets; Balaenoptera borealis; Sei Whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-75-2019; https://www.ocean-sci.net/15/75/2019/os-15-75-2019.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/91183f768a254acfadc0819fef9a5794

The sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is one of the least known whale species. Information on sei whale distributions and its regional variability in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean are even more scarce than that from other areas. Vocalizations of sei whales from this region are not described yet. T...