The gunshot sound produced by male North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) and its potential function in reproductive advertisement

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 458-475

  Parks, Susan E ^a,c   Hamilton, Philip K ^b   Kraus, Scott D ^b   Tyack, Peter L ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

^c Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Bay of Fundy; Communication; Eubalaena glacialis; Gunshot sound; Male advertisement; Right whale; Surface active group

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA GLACIALIS;

EID: 20744455691     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2005.tb01244.x     Document Type: Article

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