| the song of the brazilian population of humpback whale megaptera novaeangliae, in the year 2000: individual song variations and possible implications. | the song of the brazilian population of the humpback whale megaptera novaeangliae was studied in its breeding and calving ground, the abrolhos bank, bahia, brazil, from july to november 2000. aural and spectral analyses of digital recordings were completed for approximately 20 song cycles, totaling 5 hours of song from 10 different recording events. we identified 24 note types, organized in five themes. all songs presented the same themes and the order in which they were sung did not vary. we re ... | 2004 | 15258653 |