Percussive underwater signaling in wild gray seals

David P. Hocking; Ben Burville; William Parker; Alistair R. Evans; Travis Park; Felix G. Marx

doi:10.1111/mms.12666

Percussive underwater signaling in wild gray seals

David P. Hocking, Ben Burville, William Parker, Alistair R. Evans, Travis Park, Felix G. Marx

School of Biological Sciences

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Abstract

Sound plays a crucial role in marine mammal ecology, and has led numerous species to evolve a diverse vocal repertoire (Dudzinski & Gregg, 2017; Winn & Schneider, 1977). Nonvocal auditory behaviors like flipper slaps and breaches are also important, but more limited in scope and thought to occur mostly at the surface of the water (Würsig & Whitehead, 2017). Here, we report a novel type of percussive signaling in wild gray seals (Halichoerus grypus), which demonstrates that nonvocal auditory behaviors may also be produced entirely underwater.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	728-732
Number of pages	5
Journal	Marine Mammal Science
Volume	36
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12666
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2020

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Percussive underwater signaling in wild gray seals

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