A giant’s dance:underwater social and vocal behavior of humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) recorded on the Northern Coast of Ecuador

• Published in: Aquatic Mammals
• Main Authors: Oña, Javier, Duque, Esteban, Garland, Ellen C., Seger, Kerri, Narváez, Martín, Maldonado, Julia, Denkinger, Judith
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Dunlop; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/a-giants-dance(b37199c9-eb5c-442b-a2af-362d23e9fd9e).html; https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.45.4.2019.456

On their tropical breeding grounds humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) produce an array of social behaviors. The most commonly reported behaviors are surface active displays, which include tail, pectoral, or full body slapping events (Kavanagh et al., 2017). Social interactions also comprise...