Southern right whale vocalisations, and the “spot” call in Australian waters: characteristics; spatial and temporal patterns; and a potential source - the southern right whale

Ward, Rhianne Nicole

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Authors

Ward, Rhianne Nicole

Date

2020

Supervisor

Robert McCauley

Alexander Gavrilov

Type

Thesis

Award

PhD

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School

School of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Centre for Marine Science and Technology

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80625

Collection

Curtin Theses

Abstract

Passive acoustic recordings collected in Australian temperate waters were used to provide the first summary of southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) vocalisations in Australia, and to document the characteristics, and temporal and spatial patterns of an as yet unattributed whale sound, referred to as the “spot” call, which is suggested to be produced by the southern right whale.