Information theory analysis of Australian humpback whale song

• Published in: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
• Main Authors: Miksis-Olds, Jennifer L., Buck, John R., Noad, Michael J., Cato, Douglas H., Stokes, M. Dale
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: A I P Publishing LLC 2008
• Subjects: acoustic signal processing; bioacoustics; biocommunications; information theory; Markov processes; statistical analysis; C1; 960808 Marine Flora; Fauna and Biodiversity; 060806 Animal Physiological Ecology; Queensland; Payne; Humpback Whale
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:165272/UQ165272_OA.pdf; https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:165272

Songs produced by migrating whales were recorded off the coast of Queensland, Australia, over six consecutive weeks in 2003. Forty-eight independent song sessions were analyzed using information theory techniques. The average length of the songs estimated by correlation analysis was approximately 10...