Beluga Whale — a Marine Warbler

Affiliation:
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, RAS
Vyazemsky Karadag Scientific Station — Nature Reserve of the RAS
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow, Crimea

Journal name

Priroda

Edition

Issue №10

Pages

38-45

Abstract

A brief review of scientific ideas about the acoustic communication of beluga whales is presented. The original studies of vocal behavior of these cetaceans in the natural environment and in captivity are described. The richness and diversity of the communicative signals of the beluga, which constitute its acoustic repertoire, are demonstrated. Modern data on contact recognition calls of belugas are provided. Pronounced ability of these cetaceans to vocal imitation was noted. The question of the existence of vocal dialects among belugas is discussed.

Keywords

beluga whale, contact calls, acoustic communication, vocal behavior, vocal repertoire, signature whistles, reproductive gatherings, vocal dialects

Received

18.10.2018

Publication date

18.10.2018

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518

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GOST	Panova E., Agafonov A. Beluga Whale — a Marine Warbler // Priroda – 2018. – Issue №10 C. 38-45 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/priroda/s207987840000692-0-1-en (circulation date: 20.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S0032874X0001450-4
MLA	Panova, E., Agafonov, A. "Beluga Whale — a Marine Warbler." Priroda 10 (2018):38-45. DOI: 10.31857/S0032874X0001450-4
APA	Panova E., Agafonov A. (2018). Beluga Whale — a Marine Warbler. Priroda (10), pp.38-45 DOI: 10.31857/S0032874X0001450-4

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