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Temporal separation of two fin whale call types across the eastern North Pacific
Sirovic, A.; Williams, L.N.; Kerosky, S.M.; Wiggins, S.M.; Hildebrand, J.A. (2013). Temporal separation of two fin whale call types across the eastern North Pacific. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 160(1): 47-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-2061-z
In: Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters. Springer: Heidelberg; Berlin. ISSN 0025-3162; e-ISSN 1432-1793, more
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  • Sirovic, A.
  • Williams, L.N.
  • Kerosky, S.M.
  • Wiggins, S.M.
  • Hildebrand, J.A.

Abstract
    Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) produce a variety of low-frequency, short-duration, frequency-modulated calls. The differences in temporal patterns between two fin whale call types are described from long-term passive acoustic data collected intermittently between 2005 and 2011 at three locations across the eastern North Pacific: the Bering Sea, off Southern California, and in Canal de Ballenas in the northern Gulf of California. Fin whale calls were detected at all sites year-round, during all periods with recordings. At all three locations, 40-Hz calls peaked in June, preceding a peak in 20-Hz calls by 3–5 months. Monitoring both call types may provide a more accurate insight into the seasonal presence of fin whales across the eastern North Pacific than can be obtained from a single call type. The 40-Hz call may be associated with a foraging function, and temporal separation between 40- and 20-Hz calls may indicate the separation between predominately feeding behavior and other social interactions.

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