Culture and Social Learning in Baleen Whales

Garland, Ellen C.; Carroll, Emma L.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-98449-6_8

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“…Baleen whales are dispersed over vast areas, which could make locating a suitable mate challenging. Social learning of the timing and routes of migration between feeding and breeding habitat (Carroll et al 2015), as well as horizontally transmitted song patterns (Garland and Carroll 2022), may have evolved in part to ameliorate the problems associated with long-distance dispersal, although the role of song in male-male interactions, mate selection, and assortative grouping remains enigmatic (Darling et al 2019;Garland and McGregor 2020;Fig. 24.2).…”

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Cetacean Sociality, Reproduction, and Conservation

Mesnick,

Reeves,

Wade

et al. 2023

Sex in Cetaceans

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The world’s cetaceans (like most of biodiversity) are in crisis, and the need for well-informed conservation action has never been greater. Scientific advancements over the last few decades have provided much insight on the reproductive anatomy, physiology, and behavior of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Our goal in this chapter is to link scientific findings to practical actions that will improve resilience and conservation prospects of cetaceans. We provide an overview of human activities and their impacts on cetacean reproduction and review the progress (or lack thereof) toward conserving species, with a particular focus on those for which sociality and culture may be important to population recovery. For all cetaceans, it is important to preserve or, where necessary and feasible, reestablish the ecological, demographic, and social conditions that allow the animals to reproduce successfully in their natural environment. The better we understand and integrate knowledge concerning cetacean reproductive health into conservation strategies, the better the chances of achieving species recovery, protecting biodiversity, and preventing future extinctions.

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