Acoustic monitoring on a humpback whale (
            <i>Megaptera novaeangliae</i>
            ) feeding ground shows continual singing into late spring

Clark, Christopher W.; Clapham, Phillip J.

doi:10.1098/rspb.2004.2699

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“…The song phrases shown in Figures 2 and 3 here for humpbacks located at NEGB and FB-GSC respectively are similar to one or more phrases of humpback songs recorded previously in the Gulf of Maine and other ocean regions [5,7,8,19,21,55,56]. The song call rate of between 11 to 35 calls per minute obtained here is consistent with the call rates for humpback songs shown in spectrograms of Refs.…”

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Diel and Spatial Dependence of Humpback Song and Non-Song Vocalizations in Fish Spawning Ground

Huang¹,

Wang²,

Ratilal³

2016

Remote Sensing

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Abstract:The vocalization behavior of humpback whales was monitored over vast areas of the Gulf of Maine using the passive ocean acoustic waveguide remote sensing technique (POAWRS) over multiple diel cycles in Fall 2006. The humpback vocalizations comprised of both song and non-song are analyzed. The song vocalizations, composed of highly structured and repeatable set of phrases, are characterized by inter-pulse intervals of 3.5 ± 1.8 s. Songs were detected throughout the diel cycle, occuring roughly 40% during the day and 60% during the night. The humpback non-song vocalizations, dominated by shorter duration (≤3 s) downsweep and bow-shaped moans, as well as a small fraction of longer duration (∼5 s) cries, have significantly larger mean and more variable inter-pulse intervals of 14.2 ± 11 s. The non-song vocalizations were detected at night with negligible detections during the day, implying they probably function as nighttime communication signals. The humpback song and non-song vocalizations are separately localized using the moving array triangulation and array invariant techniques. The humpback song and non-song moan calls are both consistently localized to a dense area on northeastern Georges Bank and a less dense region extended from Franklin Basin to the Great South Channel. Humpback cries occur exclusively on northeastern Georges Bank and during nights with coincident dense Atlantic herring shoaling populations, implying the cries are feeding-related.

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Diel and Spatial Dependence of Humpback Song and Non-Song Vocalizations in Fish Spawning Ground

Huang¹,

Wang²,

Ratilal³

2016

Remote Sensing

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“…Although song is mainly concentrated during the mating season, and believed to be produced only by males, some singing is occasionally heard during migration, or at the summer feeding grounds (Clark & Clapham, 2004). Although songlike underwater sounds had been known by oceanographers for many years (and indeed, it has been suggested that singing Mediterranean humpbacks are the origin of the Greek myth of sirens singing) these vocalizations were not definitively linked to whales until the 1960s (Payne & McVay, 1971).…”

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confidence: 99%

The biology and evolution of music: A comparative perspective

2006

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Studies of the biology of music (as of language) are highly interdisciplinary and demand the integration of diverse strands of evidence. In this paper, I present a comparative perspective on the biology and evolution of music, stressing the value of comparisons both with human language, and with those animal communication systems traditionally termed ''song''. A comparison of the ''design features'' of music with those of language reveals substantial overlap, along with some important differences. Most of these differences appear to stem from semantic, rather than structural, factors, suggesting a shared formal core of music and language. I next review various animal communication systems that appear related to human music, either by analogy (bird and whale ''song'') or potential homology (great ape bimanual drumming). A crucial comparative distinction is between learned, complex signals (like language, music and birdsong) and unlearned signals (like laughter, ape calls, or bird calls). While human vocalizations clearly build upon an acoustic and emotional foundation shared with other primates and mammals, vocal learning has evolved independently in our species since our divergence with chimpanzees. The convergent evolution of vocal learning in other species offers a powerful window into psychological and neural constraints influencing the evolution of complex signaling systems (including both song and speech), while ape drumming presents a fascinating potential homology with human instrumental music. I next discuss the archeological data relevant to music evolution, concluding on the basis of prehistoric bone flutes that instrumental music is at least 40,000 years old, and perhaps much older. I end with a brief review of adaptive functions proposed for music, concluding that no one selective force (e.g., sexual selection) is adequate to explaining all aspects of human music. I suggest that questions about ARTICLE IN PRESSthe past function of music are unlikely to be answered definitively and are thus a poor choice as a research focus for biomusicology. In contrast, a comparative approach to music promises rich dividends for our future understanding of the biology and evolution of music.

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“…Humpback whale song has been documented in many breeding areas (Payne et al 1983, Payne and Payne 1985, Cerchio et al 2001, Darling and Sousa-Lima 2005, Eriksen et al 2005, Murray et al 2012, Oviedo et al 2008. Additionally, song has been recorded during migration (Norris et al 1999, Noad et al 2000 and on a few feeding grounds (Clark and Clapham 2004, Stimpert et al 2012, Garland et al 2013.…”

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“…Many similarities have even been noted between distinct populations (Winn et al 1981, Cerchio et al 2001, Darling and Sousa-Lima 2005, Garland et al 2013). Due to the nature of migration, these distinct populations are able to transmit song across large distances (Noad et al 2000, Clark and Clapham 2004, Darling and Sousa-Lima 2005. Cultural transmission is thought to be one of the possible explanations for these large-scale changes and similarities within and between populations (Guinee et al 1983, Payne et al 1983, Garland et al 2011).…”

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Humpback whale, <i>Megaptera novaeangliae</i>, song during the breeding season in the Gulf of Tribugá, Colombian Pacific

Perazio

Zapetis²,

Roberson³

et al. 2018

MCD

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A key feature of humpback whale behavior, documented primarily on the breeding grounds, is the repertoire of the males' song. Song is made up of single units combined together into phrases, which are repeated to make up themes. A song consists of several themes sung in succession. This study qualitatively investigates the presence and structure of song recorded in the Gulf of Tribugá in the Colombian Pacific. Data were collected between June and September 2013, from which approximately 4 hours and 30 minutes of song were analyzed from five individual whales. Three distinct themes, always sung in the same order (theme 1-theme 2-theme 3) were identified. Theme 1 was the most predominant theme overall, and was present in each song session that was analyzed. The structure of each theme is described with accompanying spectrograms, and specific acoustic parameters further illustrate theme progression and characterize differences between whales. This study serves as the first published descriptive analysis of the song of stock G in this area, and suggestions are made for future directions of investigation. Research on humpback song is used as a part of the overall efforts of Macuáticos Colombia Foundation to educate the communities of the Gulf of Tribugá about the importance of conservation, and to advocate for stricter guidelines for safe whale-watching practices. RÉSUMÉLes baleines à bosse ont été observées dans le monde entier et elles migrent chaque année entre leurs zones de nourrissage dans les latitudes élevées et les aires de reproduction aux latitudes basses. Le chant des baleines à bosse est l'un des comportements lié à l'accouplement qui a été documenté sur les aires de reproduction. Ce chant est composé d'unités simples combinées dans des phrases et qui sont répétées pour composer des thèmes. Les chants sont composés de plusieurs thèmes et sont principalement émis par les mâles. L'étude actuelle a porté sur la présence et la structure du chant des baleines à bosse du G-stock enregistré dans le golfe de Tribugá dans le Pacifique colombien.Les données ont été recueillies entre juin et septembre 2013 à l'aide d'un hydrophone SQ26-08 au cours d'excursions en bateau qui se sont déroulées 3 fois par semaine. La structure du chant a été codée en utilisant Raven Pro 1.4. Environ 4 heures et 30 minutes de chant ont été analysées et les chercheurs ont identifié trois thèmes distincts qui ont toujours été entendus dans le même ordre. Le thème 1 dominait dans tous les enregistrements et était composé de répétitions de légères variations de l'expression 'ABABABAA'. Le thème 2 était composé de répétitions des unités 'F' et 'Bl', avec des variations de la phrase de multiples unités ré-pétées dans une rangée. Le thème 3 était composé de phrases ré-pétées d'une unité longue 'upsweep' tonale 'LU', suivie par une unité courte 'upsweep' tonale 'SU', parfois avec une unité 'downsweep' dans le motif. L'unité 'S' a été entendue pendant les transitions du thème 3 au thème 1. Le thème 1 a été entendu beaucoup plus fréquemme...

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Acoustic monitoring on a humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) feeding ground shows continual singing into late spring

Cited by 148 publications

References 29 publications

Diel and Spatial Dependence of Humpback Song and Non-Song Vocalizations in Fish Spawning Ground

Diel and Spatial Dependence of Humpback Song and Non-Song Vocalizations in Fish Spawning Ground

The biology and evolution of music: A comparative perspective

Humpback whale, <i>Megaptera novaeangliae</i>, song during the breeding season in the Gulf of Tribugá, Colombian Pacific

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