Interactions of singing humpback whales with other males

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 570-584

  Darling, James D ^a   Bérubé, Martine ^b,c  

^a West Coast Whale Research Foundation   (Canada)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Dominance polygyny; Humpback whale; Mating behavior; Megaptera novaeangliae; Secondary sexual display; Song

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; MALE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONG;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA;

EID: 0034989375     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb01005.x     Document Type: Article

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