| Title: |
An observation of sexual behavior between two male humpback whales |
| Authors: |
Stack, Stephanie H; Krannichfeld, Lyle; Romano, Brandi |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
Griffith University: Griffith Research Online |
| Subject Terms: |
Biological oceanography; Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology); Ecology; Zoology; Ecological applications |
| Description: |
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are a species whose social behavior has been studied for decades, but whose sexual behavior remains largely undescribed. Most humpback whales spend the summer months feeding in polar waters and migrate during fall and winter months to tropical waters, where the observed behaviors are related largely to reproduction (Chittleborough, 1965; Craig et al., 2003; Currie et al., 2018). Despite decades of research on humpback whales around the world, reports of penis extrusion by males are relatively rare (Herman et al., 2007; Pack et al., 1998, 2002) and copulation in humpback whales has not yet been documented (Ransome et al., 2021). This is the first report of penetration by a humpback whale, and the first report of sexual activity between two male humpback whales. ; Full Text |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
Marine Mammal Science; Stack, SH; Krannichfeld, L; Romano, B, An observation of sexual behavior between two male humpback whales, Marine Mammal Science, 2024, pp. e13119; https://hdl.handle.net/10072/430033 |
| DOI: |
10.1111/mms.13119 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/10072/430033; https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.13119 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ; © 2024 The Authors. Marine Mammal Science published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Marine Mammalogy. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. ; open access |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.1A33D193 |
| Database: |
BASE |