These findings challenge the results of past studies that vocal variations in humpback whale songs provide information about a singer’s reproductive fitness.
Tag: Cetaceans
Now how did that get up there?
New research is shedding light on how the nasal passage in dolphins and whales shifts during embryonic development, from emerging at the tip of the snout to emerging at the top of the head as a blowhole. The findings are an integrative model for this developmental transition for cetaceans.