Culture, defined as shared behavior or information within a community acquired through
some form of social learning from conspecifics, is now suggested to act as a second …

Humpback whales (M egaptera novaeangliae) are seasonal breeders, annually migrating
from high‐latitude summer feeding grounds to low‐latitude winter breeding grounds. The …

We quantified the relative influence of maternal fidelity to feeding grounds and natal fidelity
to breeding grounds on the population structure of humpback whales Megaptera …

A vertical array of five hydrophones was used to measure the acoustic field in the vertical
plane of singing humpback whales. Once a singer was located, two swimmers with snorkel …

The field of marine tagging and tracking has grown rapidly in recent years as tag sizes have
decreased and the diversity of sensors has increased. Tag data provide a unique view on …

We estimated humpback and blue whale abundance from 1991 to 1997 off the west coast of
the US and Mexico comparing capture‐recapture models based on photographically …

Southern Hemisphere humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae migrate from wintering
grounds in tropical latitudes to feeding areas in the Antarctic Ocean. It has been …

We estimated the abundance of humpback whales in the North Pacific by capture‐recapture
methods using over 18,000 fluke identification photographs collected in 2004–2006. Our …

There is growing evidence that migratory species are particularly vulnerable to rapid
environmental changes arising from human activity. Species are expected to vary in their …

Humpback whale song is an extraordinary example of vocal cultural behaviour. In northern
populations, the complex songs show long-lasting traditions that slowly evolve, while in the …