Humpback whale song comparison for the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean

Schall, Elena, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7740-5466

Djokic, Divna, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Ross-Marsh, Erin, Stellenbosch University

Oña, Javier, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales

Denkinger, Judith, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales

Ernesto Baumgarten, Julio, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

Rodrigues Padovese, Linilson, Federal University of Sao Paulo

Rossi-Santos, Marcos R., Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia

Carvalho Goncalves, Maria Isabel, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

Santoro Sousa-Lima, Renata, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Hucke-Gaete, Rodrigo, University Austral de Chile

Elwen, Simon, Stellenbosch University

Buchan, Susannah, University of Concepción

Gridley, Tess, Department of Botany and Zoology

Van Opzeeland, Ilse, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

elena.schall@awi.de

Published Aug 30, 2022 on Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.g4f4qrfs0

Cite this dataset

Schall, Elena et al. (2022). Humpback whale song comparison for the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.g4f4qrfs0

Abstract

The results of comparative song analyses between the ASSO and the Ecuadorian and Brazilian breeding populations and recordings from the Chilean, South African and Namibian migration routes revealed that individuals from at least three humpback whale breeding populations most likely migrate to shared feeding grounds in the ASSO. Humpback whales from different populations potentially mix at different times (i.e., years) at feeding hotspots of variable locations.