Vast assembly of vocal marine mammals from diverse species on fish spawning ground

Delin Wang, Heriberto Garcia, Wei Huang, Duong D. Tran, Ankita D. Jain, Dong Hoon Yi, Zheng Gong, J. Michael Jech, Olav Rune Godø, Nicholas C. Makris and Purnima Ratilal ()
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Delin Wang: Laboratory for Ocean Acoustics and Ecosystem Sensing, Northeastern University
Heriberto Garcia: Laboratory for Ocean Acoustics and Ecosystem Sensing, Northeastern University
Wei Huang: Laboratory for Ocean Acoustics and Ecosystem Sensing, Northeastern University
Duong D. Tran: Laboratory for Ocean Acoustics and Ecosystem Sensing, Northeastern University
Ankita D. Jain: Laboratory for Undersea Remote Sensing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dong Hoon Yi: Laboratory for Undersea Remote Sensing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Zheng Gong: Laboratory for Ocean Acoustics and Ecosystem Sensing, Northeastern University
J. Michael Jech: Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Olav Rune Godø: Institute of Marine Research
Nicholas C. Makris: Laboratory for Undersea Remote Sensing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Purnima Ratilal: Laboratory for Ocean Acoustics and Ecosystem Sensing, Northeastern University

Nature, 2016, vol. 531, issue 7594, 366-370

Abstract: Vocalizations were recorded for over eight distinct whale species as they converged on a shoal of herring to feed; the predators divided the shoal into overlapping but species-specific foraging sectors and the activities of the whales changed between day and night.

Date: 2016
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