Do lunar cycles influence male humpback whale singing behavior?

Previous research in Brazil has found evidence that the interaction between phases of the moon and time of day influence male humpback whale singing behavior. Humpback whales are thought to be acoustically activity at night and shift to visual competitive tactics during the day. Here we study the po...

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Main Authors: Oppenheimer, Franny, O'Connor, Megan, Norton, Hayley
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Published: UVM ScholarWorks 2021
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Humpback Whale
Online Access:https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/src/2021/biologicalsciences/26
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spelling ftunivermont:oai:scholarworks.uvm.edu:src-1935 2023-07-02T03:32:32+02:00 Do lunar cycles influence male humpback whale singing behavior? Oppenheimer, Franny O'Connor, Megan Norton, Hayley 2021-06-22T15:40:44Z https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/src/2021/biologicalsciences/26 unknown UVM ScholarWorks https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/src/2021/biologicalsciences/26 UVM Student Research Conference text 2021 ftunivermont 2023-06-13T18:34:05Z Previous research in Brazil has found evidence that the interaction between phases of the moon and time of day influence male humpback whale singing behavior. Humpback whales are thought to be acoustically activity at night and shift to visual competitive tactics during the day. Here we study the potential influence of moon phases and time of day on the singing activity of humpback whales at Las Marias, an important breeding area in Panama. We use data collected from passive acoustic monitoring efforts in this area and generated a presence-absence matrix of song detections for Marias from October to December 2020 noting time of day and phase categories (4 levels) based on NOAA Astronomical online data. Based on previous studies we hypothesize that there will be a decrease in singing activity from first to last quarter. This study will provide a better understanding of the acoustic behavior of male humpback whales in this breeding ground. Text Humpback Whale The University of Vermont: ScholarWorks @ UVM
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description Previous research in Brazil has found evidence that the interaction between phases of the moon and time of day influence male humpback whale singing behavior. Humpback whales are thought to be acoustically activity at night and shift to visual competitive tactics during the day. Here we study the potential influence of moon phases and time of day on the singing activity of humpback whales at Las Marias, an important breeding area in Panama. We use data collected from passive acoustic monitoring efforts in this area and generated a presence-absence matrix of song detections for Marias from October to December 2020 noting time of day and phase categories (4 levels) based on NOAA Astronomical online data. Based on previous studies we hypothesize that there will be a decrease in singing activity from first to last quarter. This study will provide a better understanding of the acoustic behavior of male humpback whales in this breeding ground.
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author Oppenheimer, Franny
O'Connor, Megan
Norton, Hayley
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Do lunar cycles influence male humpback whale singing behavior?
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title Do lunar cycles influence male humpback whale singing behavior?
title_short Do lunar cycles influence male humpback whale singing behavior?
title_full Do lunar cycles influence male humpback whale singing behavior?
title_fullStr Do lunar cycles influence male humpback whale singing behavior?
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title_sort do lunar cycles influence male humpback whale singing behavior?
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