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The ‘risky’ business of singing: tactical use of song during joining by male humpback whales

2016
Pay-walled Peer Reviewed Publication

Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology

Dunlop, R.A. and Noad, M.J.

Balancing the costs and benefits of emitting a mating signal is complex. There are direct costs, such as time taken away from essential activities like feeding,...
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Keywords: Audience effect, BRAHSS, Communication network, Communication strategy, Sexual signal, Vocal eavesdropping