Document Detail


Where do the Chukchi Sea fin whales come from? Looking for answers in the structure of songs recorded in the Bering Sea and Western North Pacific.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20330084     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Fin whales are common throughout the North Pacific and have recently been detected acoustically as far north as the northeastern Chukchi Sea. Non-acoustic evidence suggests that North Pacific fin whales are segregated into two populations wintering along the Asian and North American coast with at least some animals intermingling in the summer in the Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands area. Male fin whales produce regionally distinctive songs which are likely indicative of population structure. In this study we evaluated the relationship of fin whales recorded in the northeastern Chukchi (2007 and 2009) and southeastern Bering (2007-2008) seas by comparing the structure of their song. Additionally, we investigated whether fin whales detected in these areas could be part of an Asian population by comparing their songs to those recorded near the Emperor Seamounts in the western North Pacific (2007). The results will be discussed in light of the current knowledge on North Pacific fin whale population structure.
Authors:
Julien Delarue; Dave K Mellinger; Kathleen M Stafford; Catherine L Berchok
Related Documents :
15149404 - The evolution of phenotypic plasticity in spatially structured environments: implicatio...
16506974 - Rapid climate change and society: assessing responses and thresholds.
16764514 - Optimal tuning widths in population coding of periodic variables.
22020744 - Freezing in parkinson's disease: a spatiotemporal motor disorder beyond gait.
22220464 - Actinic reticuloid--photosensitivity or pseudolymphoma?--a review.
16664074 - Stomatal limitation to carbon gain in paphiopedilum sp. (orchidaceae) and its reversal ...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America     Volume:  127     ISSN:  1520-8524     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Acoust. Soc. Am.     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-24     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503051     Medline TA:  J Acoust Soc Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1758     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
JASCO Appl. Sci., 432-1496 Lower Water St., Halifax, NS B3J 1R9, CanadaOregon State Univ., Newport, OR 97365Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105NOAAAFSC, Seattle, WA 98115.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Factors influencing biodiversity and marine animal habitat use in the Bering Sea.
Next Document:  Rytov modeling for backscatter monitoring of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy.