A phonograph record of the underwater calls of delphinapterus leucus
Originally issued as Reference No. 50-1, series later renamed WHOI- DelphinaplMus leucas (Pallas), variously called white porpoise, white whale, or beluga, has long been known as a vociferous species. It is an arctic form, generally restricted to waters north of N. Lat. 60°, except along the coast o...
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ftwhoas:oai:darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org:1912/6302 2023-05-15T15:06:27+02:00 A phonograph record of the underwater calls of delphinapterus leucus Schevill, William E. Lawrence, Barbara Saguenay River, Quebec 1950-01 application/pdf audio/x-wav text/plain https://hdl.handle.net/1912/6302 en_US eng Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WHOI Technical Reports WHOI-50-1 Schevill, W. E., & Lawrence, B. (1950). A phonograph record of the underwater calls of delphinapterus leucus. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/6302 https://hdl.handle.net/1912/6302 doi:10.1575/1912/6302 Schevill, W. E., & Lawrence, B. (1950). A phonograph record of the underwater calls of delphinapterus leucus. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/6302 doi:10.1575/1912/6302 Whale sounds White whale Delphinapterus leucas Technical Report 1950 ftwhoas https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/6302 2022-05-28T22:58:58Z Originally issued as Reference No. 50-1, series later renamed WHOI- DelphinaplMus leucas (Pallas), variously called white porpoise, white whale, or beluga, has long been known as a vociferous species. It is an arctic form, generally restricted to waters north of N. Lat. 60°, except along the coast of eastern Asia, where it ranges as far south as the offing of southeastern Sakhalin, and along the coast of eastern North America, where it is normally abundant to about the same latitudes in the St. Lawrence estuary. It was in this region, in the lower Saguenay River, Quebec, that our records were made, in July 1949. In these restricted waters we have been fortunate in finding concentrations of Delphinapterus with no other aquatic sound-makers in evidence. For this and other reasons detailed before (1949, Science, Vol. 109, pp. 143-144, Feb. 11 ), we are convinced that all the sounds heard on this record were made under water by DelphinaplMus. This particular cetacean makes a very good subject, as it is especially conspicuous both optically and acoustically, and is easy to identify at sight--and, we now submit, likewise by ear. Report Arctic Beluga Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas Sakhalin White whale Woods Hole Scientific Community: WHOAS (Woods Hole Open Access Server) Arctic Woods Hole, MA |
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Originally issued as Reference No. 50-1, series later renamed WHOI- DelphinaplMus leucas (Pallas), variously called white porpoise, white whale, or beluga, has long been known as a vociferous species. It is an arctic form, generally restricted to waters north of N. Lat. 60°, except along the coast of eastern Asia, where it ranges as far south as the offing of southeastern Sakhalin, and along the coast of eastern North America, where it is normally abundant to about the same latitudes in the St. Lawrence estuary. It was in this region, in the lower Saguenay River, Quebec, that our records were made, in July 1949. In these restricted waters we have been fortunate in finding concentrations of Delphinapterus with no other aquatic sound-makers in evidence. For this and other reasons detailed before (1949, Science, Vol. 109, pp. 143-144, Feb. 11 ), we are convinced that all the sounds heard on this record were made under water by DelphinaplMus. This particular cetacean makes a very good subject, as it is especially conspicuous both optically and acoustically, and is easy to identify at sight--and, we now submit, likewise by ear. |
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Schevill, William E. Lawrence, Barbara |
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Schevill, William E. Lawrence, Barbara |
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Schevill, William E. |
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A phonograph record of the underwater calls of delphinapterus leucus |
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A phonograph record of the underwater calls of delphinapterus leucus |
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A phonograph record of the underwater calls of delphinapterus leucus |
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A phonograph record of the underwater calls of delphinapterus leucus |
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A phonograph record of the underwater calls of delphinapterus leucus |
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phonograph record of the underwater calls of delphinapterus leucus |
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
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1950 |
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/6302 |
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Saguenay River, Quebec |
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Arctic Beluga Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas Sakhalin White whale |
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Arctic Beluga Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas Sakhalin White whale |
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Schevill, W. E., & Lawrence, B. (1950). A phonograph record of the underwater calls of delphinapterus leucus. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/6302 doi:10.1575/1912/6302 |
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WHOI Technical Reports WHOI-50-1 Schevill, W. E., & Lawrence, B. (1950). A phonograph record of the underwater calls of delphinapterus leucus. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/6302 https://hdl.handle.net/1912/6302 doi:10.1575/1912/6302 |
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https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/6302 |
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Woods Hole, MA |
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