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PEER-REVIEWED PAPERBaleen Whale BioacousticsDOI: 10.1126/science.173.3997.585

Songs of Humpback Whales

Science1971-08-13

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Historic discovery published in Science by Roger S. Payne and Scott McVay establishing that humpback whale vocalizations are structured, hierarchical, repeatable songs composed of distinct themes and phrases.

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