Megaptera novaeangliae

Known as: Humpback whale, Whale, Humpback, Humpback Whales 
The species Megaptera novaeangliae, in the family Balaenopteridae, characterized by its huge flippers and the arching of their back when diving. They… (More)
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2015
2015
Microplastic in a macro filter feeder: Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae.
Marine filter feeders are exposed to microplastic because of their selection of small particles as food source. Baleen whales… (More)
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2009
2009
Fine-scale prey aggregations and foraging ecology of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae
Analyses of the foraging behavior of large cetaceans have generally focused on either correlations with environmental conditions… (More)
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Structure of the cerebral cortex of the humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae (Cetacea, Mysticeti, Balaenopteridae).
Cetaceans diverged from terrestrial mammals between 50 and 60 million years ago and acquired, during their adaptation to a fully… (More)
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2007
2007
'Megapclicks': acoustic click trains and buzzes produced during night-time foraging of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) exhibit a variety of foraging behaviours, but neither they nor any baleen whale are… (More)
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2007
2007
The social vocalization repertoire of east Australian migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
Although the songs of humpback whales have been extensively studied, other vocalizations and percussive sounds, referred to as… (More)
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2006
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2006
Satellite-monitored movements of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean
Southern Hemisphere humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae migrate from wintering grounds in tropical latitudes to feeding areas… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Leading-edge tubercles delay stall on humpback whale „ Megaptera novaeangliae ... flippers
The humpback whale~Megaptera novaeangliae ! is exceptional among the baleen whales in its ability to undertake acrobatic… (More)
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2004
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2004
Acoustic monitoring on a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding ground shows continual singing into late Spring.
Singing by males is a major feature of the mating system of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski). Although a few… (More)
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2004
2004
Differential response of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, to playback of song or social sounds
Playback experiments were performed with wild humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, during their breeding and calving season… (More)
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1994
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1994
Hierarchical structure of mitochondrial DNA gene flow among humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae, world-wide.
The genetic structure of humpback whale populations and subpopulation divisions is described by restriction fragment length… (More)
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