Shaken, not stirred: blue whales show no acoustic response to earthquake events
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.220242
Abstract: Quantifying how animals respond to disturbance events bears relevance for understanding consequences to population health. We investigate whether blue whales respond acoustically to naturally occurring episodic noise by examining calling before and after earthquakes (27… read more here.
Keywords: noise; stirred blue; shaken stirred; blue whales ... See more keywords
Blue whales increase feeding rates at fine-scale ocean features
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.1180
Abstract: Marine predators face the challenge of reliably finding prey that is patchily distributed in space and time. Predators make movement decisions at multiple spatial and temporal scales, yet we have a limited understanding of how… read more here.
Keywords: increase feeding; whales increase; feeding rates; ocean ... See more keywords
Antarctic blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus intermedia) recorded at the Equator in the Atlantic Ocean
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DOI: 10.1111/mms.12559
Abstract: HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad,… read more here.
Keywords: blue whales; antarctic blue; musculus intermedia; balaenoptera musculus ... See more keywords
Characterizing Chilean blue whale vocalizations with DTAGs: a test of using tag accelerometers for caller identification
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.151498
Abstract: ABSTRACT Vocal behavior of blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) in the Gulf of Corcovado, Chile, was analysed using both audio and accelerometer data from digital acoustic recording tags (DTAGs). Over the course of three austral summers… read more here.
Keywords: blue whales; blue whale; characterizing chilean; vocalizations dtags ... See more keywords
Estimates of Abundance and Trend of Chilean Blue Whales off Isla de Chiloé, Chile
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168646
Abstract: Since 1970, blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) have been seen feeding in the waters off southern Chile during the summer and autumn (December to May). Investigation of the genetic, acoustic and morphological characteristics of these blue… read more here.
Keywords: blue whales; chile; trend; grande chilo ... See more keywords
Foraging areas, migratory movements and winter destinations of blue whales from the western North Atlantic
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DOI: 10.3354/esr00838
Abstract: The blue whale Balaenoptera musculus is a wide-ranging cetacean that can be found in all oceans. In the North Atlantic, little is known about blue whale distribution and genetic structure, or about the interconnections between… read more here.
Keywords: blue whales; blue whale; north atlantic; migratory movements ... See more keywords
Satellite tag derived data from two Antarctic blue whales (Balaenopteramusculusintermedia) tagged in the east Antarctic sector of the Southern Ocean
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DOI: 10.3897/bdj.10.e94228
Abstract: Abstract Background Satellite tags were deployed on two Antarctic blue whales (Balaenopteramusculusintermedia) in the east Antarctic sector of the Southern Ocean as part of the International Whaling Commission’s Southern Ocean Research Partnership initiative. The satellite… read more here.
Keywords: antarctic blue; two antarctic; southern ocean; satellite ... See more keywords