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Magazine article
Whales sing when they’ve had a good meal – new research
The Conversation
27/02/2025
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Abstract
Spanning more octaves than a piano, humpback whales sing powerfully into the vast ocean. These songs are beautifully complex, weaving phrases and themes into masterful compositions. Blue and fin whales richly fill out a bass section with their own unique versions of song.
Together, these three species can create a marvellous symphony in the sea.
Published today in PLOS One, our new research reveals these baleen whale species’ response to major changes in their ecosystem can be heard in their songs.
Details
- Title
- Whales sing when they’ve had a good meal – new research
- Creators
- Ted Cheeseman - Southern Cross UniversityJarrod Santora - University of California, Santa Cruz
- Publication Details
- The Conversation
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group Ltd
- Grant note
- Jarrod Santora receives funding from NOAA, NASA, and NSF.
- Identifiers
- 991013263110702368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Magazine article