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Book Synopsis A First Step Towards Understanding Sperm Whale Communication and Behavior by : Finnian P. Jacobson-Schulte
Download or read book A First Step Towards Understanding Sperm Whale Communication and Behavior written by Finnian P. Jacobson-Schulte and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We present two tools for annotating and preparing animal audio and movement data for downstream modeling tasks. We present a modification of VisionTransformer which detects and classifies animal communication into an annotated format. We give a visualization tool to create estimates for animal movement patterns and a platform for experts to assign behavioral labels to time periods. As a use case example, we show experiments training a factored Hidden Markov Model to discover patterns in the animal communication, both across the entire dataset of communication, and also split across different dominant behavior patterns. In this work each section uses sperm whales as the species of focus, however the work is easily adaptable and applicable to any species that we can collect audio or movement data for.
Book Synopsis Communication And Behavior Of Whales by : Roger Searle Payne
Download or read book Communication And Behavior Of Whales written by Roger Searle Payne and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a symposium held at the 1980 AAAS National Annual Meeting in San Francisco, January 3-8. Documents some of the core studies that have ushered in changes in focus and methodology for whale studies.
Download or read book Sperm Whales written by Hal Whitehead and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famed in story as "the great leviathans," sperm whales are truly creatures of extremes. Giants among all whales, they also have the largest brains of any creature on Earth. Males can reach a length of sixty-two feet and can weigh upwards of fifty tons. With this book, Hal Whitehead gives us a clearer picture of the ecology and social life of sperm whales than we have ever had before. Based on almost two decades of field research, Whitehead describes their biology, behavior, and habitat; how they organize their societies; and how their complex lifestyles may have evolved in this unique environment. Among the many fascinating topics he explores is the crucial role that culture plays in the life of the sperm whale, and he traces the consequences of this argument for both evolution and conservation. Finally, drawing on these findings, Whitehead builds a general model of how the ocean environment influences social behavior and cultural evolution among mammals as well as other animals. The definitive portrait of a provocative creature, Sperm Whales will interest animal behaviorists, conservationists, ecologists, and evolutionary biologists as well as marine mammalogists.
Download or read book Sperm Whales written by John F. Prevost and published by ABDO. This book was released on 1995 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and food habits of sperm whales.
Download or read book Whalewatcher written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Sperm Whale, Physeter Catodon by : L. Harrison Matthews
Download or read book The Sperm Whale, Physeter Catodon written by L. Harrison Matthews and published by . This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Becoming Wild written by Carl Safina and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020 "In this superbly articulate cri de coeur, Safina gives us a new way of looking at the natural world that is radically different."—The Washington Post New York Times bestselling author Carl Safina brings readers close to three non-human cultures—what they do, why they do it, and how life is for them. A New York Times Notable Books of 2020 Some believe that culture is strictly a human phenomenon. But this book reveals cultures of other-than-human beings in some of Earth’s remaining wild places. It shows how if you’re a sperm whale, a scarlet macaw, or a chimpanzee, you too come to understand yourself as an individual within a particular community that does things in specific ways, that has traditions. Alongside genes, culture is a second form of inheritance, passed through generations as pools of learned knowledge. As situations change, social learning—culture—allows behaviors to adjust much faster than genes can adapt. Becoming Wild brings readers into intimate proximity with various nonhuman individuals in their free-living communities. It presents a revelatory account of how animals function beyond our usual view. Safina shows that for non-humans and humans alike, culture comprises the answers to the question, “How do we live here?” It unites individuals within a group identity. But cultural groups often seek to avoid, or even be hostile toward, other factions. By showing that this is true across species, Safina illuminates why human cultural tensions remain maddeningly intractable despite the arbitrariness of many of our differences. Becoming Wild takes readers behind the curtain of life on Earth, to witness from a new vantage point the most world-saving of perceptions: how we are all connected.
Book Synopsis How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication by : Tom Mustill
Download or read book How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication written by Tom Mustill and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Fascinating’ Greta Thunberg ‘Extraordinary’ Merlin Sheldrake ‘A must-read’ New Scientist ‘Enthralling’ George Monbiot ‘Brilliant’ Philip Hoare
Book Synopsis Acoustics and the Behavior of Sperm Whales by : William A. Watkins
Download or read book Acoustics and the Behavior of Sperm Whales written by William A. Watkins and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis On the Dynamics of Social Relationships and Vocal Communication Between Individuals and Social Units of Sperm Whales by : Shane Gero
Download or read book On the Dynamics of Social Relationships and Vocal Communication Between Individuals and Social Units of Sperm Whales written by Shane Gero and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sperm Whales written by Katie Chanez and published by World of Whales. This book was released on 2023-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Sperm Whales, beginning readers will learn about sperm whales as they swim in the ocean. Follow along as sperm whales hunt giant squid and swim with their pod. Vibrant, action-packed photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they are learn about belugas' appearance, diet, behaviors, and habitat. A picture diagram labels a sperm whale's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about sperm whales online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Sperm Whales also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index. Sperm Whales is part of Jump!'s World of Whales series.
Download or read book Cruising World written by and published by . This book was released on 2005-01 with total page 2038 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Behaviour and Ecology of Sperm Whales Off Sri Lanka by : Jonathan Charles David Gordon
Download or read book The Behaviour and Ecology of Sperm Whales Off Sri Lanka written by Jonathan Charles David Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Diet and Movement of Depredating Male Sperm Whales (Physeter Macrocephalus) in the Gulf of Alaska by : Lauren A. Wild
Download or read book Diet and Movement of Depredating Male Sperm Whales (Physeter Macrocephalus) in the Gulf of Alaska written by Lauren A. Wild and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) remove fish from commercial fishing gear in high latitude foraging grounds. This behavior, known as depredation, occurs in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) sablefish longline fishery and has increased in frequency and severity since the mid-1990s. Sperm whale foraging ecology and movements in the GOA are poorly understood but are important considerations to how depredation impacts fishery resources and whale behavior. The goals of this dissertation were to use stable isotope analysis to evaluate trophic connections between sperm whales and their prey, estimate the proportional contribution of various prey items to sperm whale diets, and use satellite tag data to evaluate movement and diving behavior of sperm whales in the GOA. Understanding isotopic variability in cetacean skin is important to evaluating dietary information from this tissue; thus, in chapter 1, I first analyzed the stable isotope ratios among layers of cetacean skin to determine how much variability there was within and across layers of cetacean skin. Results showed horizontal layers of cetacean skin to be significantly different isotopically, suggesting evidence of a dietary time series in layers of cetacean skin, where the innermost skin layer represents the most recent diet. These results were used in my second chapter to isolate the most recent diet of sperm whales from the inner layer of skin, and then to estimate proportional contributions of different prey to sperm whale diets. Results showed that the sperm whales sampled prefer sablefish, dogfish, skates, and rockfish, and that the proportional contribution of sablefish to sperm whale diets has increased over the past 15 years as depredation has increased in severity. Chapter three presented an analysis of twenty-nine satellite tags placed on depredating sperm whales in the GOA between 2007 and 2016 to explore movement and diving behavior and how these behaviors may be linked to prey preferences found in chapter 2. Tagged sperm whales in the GOA preferred the continental slope habitat and made long migrations along the slope toward Mexico and the Gulf of California, speeding up and switching behaviors from foraging to transiting when they left the GOA. Dive depths and durations exhibited individual variability and were significantly correlated to light levels, lunar cycles, sablefish fishery catch-per-unit-effort, and seafloor depth. Results suggest diving behavior tracks that of primary groundfish prey items, and dive depths become shallower in areas of high sablefish densities, as inferred from fishery catches, potentially reflecting depredation behavior. Together these results provide a much-improved understanding of the impact of depredation on sperm whale dietary preference, and show insights into the importance of the GOA as a foraging ground for endangered sperm whales.
Book Synopsis DIALECTS OVER SPACE AND TIME by : Taylor A. Hersh
Download or read book DIALECTS OVER SPACE AND TIME written by Taylor A. Hersh and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The overarching goal of my thesis is to better understand how sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) dialects vary over space and time, and to quantify the implications of these dynamics on cultural identity and evolution in sperm whale vocalizations. Female and immature sperm whales live in matrilineal social units that are stable over time, and different social units only associate if they belong to the same cultural clan. Clans forage, move, dive, associate, and distribute differently, but the primary way we distinguish them is through their unique dialects. These dialects are comprised of stereotyped patterns of clicks, called codas, and my thesis seeks to clarify the interplay between these social vocalizations and cultural identity in sperm whale clans. Inspired by rhythm in codas, I first survey the literature for evidence of rhythm in cetacean vocalizations and use a comparative lens to theorize about the functional roles it plays. I show that rhythm is common in cetacean vocalizations, but that it may be used in different behavioral contexts by mysticetes and odontocetes. In sperm whales, vocal rhythm is apparent across contexts, suggesting that it is a fundamental feature of communication. Next, I introduce a new method (IDcall) that detects putative biological structure in acoustic datasets using characteristic, repeated call types. I show that IDcall's underlying theory is broadly applicable and can be used to detect sperm whale clans from codas, wren subspecies from songs, and cricket species from songs. Using acoustic data from 25 locations spanning 42 years, I then investigate the spatial and temporal dynamics of sperm whale clan dialects. In the spatial domain, I document the presence and distribution of seven clans in the Pacific Ocean, and provide empirical evidence that certain coda types function as symbolic markers of sperm whale clan identity, like ethnic markers in humans. In the temporal domain, I leverage long-term research efforts in the Mediterranean, eastern Caribbean, and Galápagos Islands to show that the fine-scale structure of coda types can change over decadal timespans within clans. Collectively, these findings illustrate the interplay between vocalizations and sociality in sperm whales, and emphasize the need for a global, multi-cultural approach to study and conserve this global, multi-cultural species.
Book Synopsis The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins by : Hal Whitehead
Download or read book The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins written by Hal Whitehead and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on their own research as well as scientific literature including evolutionary biology, animal behavior, ecology, anthropology, psychology and neuroscience, two cetacean biologists submerge themselves in the unique environment in which whales and dolphins live. --Publisher's description.
Book Synopsis Effects of Noise on Marine Mammals by : William John Richardson
Download or read book Effects of Noise on Marine Mammals written by William John Richardson and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
