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- Title
Percussive underwater signaling in wild gray seals.
- Authors
Hocking, David P.; Burville, Ben; Parker, William M. G.; Evans, Alistair R.; Park, Travis; Marx, Felix G.
- Abstract
Sound plays a crucial role in marine mammal ecology, and has led numerous species to evolve a diverse vocal repertoire (Dudzinski & Gregg, [4]; Winn & Schneider, [21]). Our observations are based on video footage of a male gray seal repeatedly clapping together its paw-like forelimbs to produce a sharp, snap-like sound (Figure). (a) Frequency spectrograms of the claps performed by our focal male gray seal, and reply claps by other individuals in the vicinity. Aquatic territory defence by male harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) at Miquelon: Relationship between active defence and male reproductive success (Ph.D. thesis).
- Subjects
GRAY seal; MARINE mammals; WALRUS; ANIMAL behavior; HARBOR seal; AQUATIC mammals
- Publication
Marine Mammal Science, 2020, Vol 36, Issue 2, p728
- ISSN
0824-0469
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/mms.12666