Minimal similarity in songs suggests limited exchange between humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the southern Indian Ocean

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Murray, Anita ^a,b,h   Cerchio, Salvatore ^a   McCauley, Robert ^c   Jenner, Curt S ^d   Razafindrakoto, Yvette ^e,i   Coughran, Douglas ^f   McKay, Shannon ^g   Rosenbaum, Howard ^a,b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Centre for Whale Research   (Australia)

^e Wildlife Conservation Society Madagascar Country Program   (Madagascar)

^f Department of Environmental and Conservation   (Australia)

^g DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Bioacoustics; Humpback whale; Indian Ocean; Megaptera novaeangliae; Population structure; Song

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; BREEDING SITE; COEXISTENCE; ISOLATED POPULATION; NICHE OVERLAP; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SONG; SUBPOPULATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WHALE;

AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MADAGASCAR; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CETACEA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE;

EID: 84855201199     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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