Progression in humpback whale song structure and complexity on a subarctic feeding ground in Northern Norway

• Main Author: Martin, Saskia C.
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2021
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497; Humpback whale; singing; passive acoustics; North Atlantic; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; song exchange; BIO-3960; Lofoten; Norway; Vesterålen; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae; Northern Norway; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26221

Male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) sing structurally complex songs traditionally associated with low latitude breeding grounds. This vocal behaviour is increasingly reported outside these areas. All singers in a given population sing the same version of a song that is constantly evolving...