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2022

Journal Article

When does cultural evolution become cumulative culture? A case study of humpback whale song

Garland, Ellen C., Garrigue, Claire and Noad, Michael J. (2022). When does cultural evolution become cumulative culture? A case study of humpback whale song. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 377 (1843) 20200313, 20200313. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0313

When does cultural evolution become cumulative culture? A case study of humpback whale song

2021

Journal Article

Socially complex breeding interactions in humpback whales are mediated using a complex acoustic repertoire

Cusano, Dana A., Paton, David, Noad, Michael J. and Dunlop, Rebecca A. (2021). Socially complex breeding interactions in humpback whales are mediated using a complex acoustic repertoire. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 665186. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.665186

Socially complex breeding interactions in humpback whales are mediated using a complex acoustic repertoire

2021

Journal Article

The conspecific avoidance strategies of adult female-calf humpback whales

Indeck, Katherine L., Noad, Michael J. and Dunlop, Rebecca A. (2021). The conspecific avoidance strategies of adult female-calf humpback whales. Behavioral Ecology, 32 (5), 845-855. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arab031

The conspecific avoidance strategies of adult female-calf humpback whales

2021

Journal Article

The eavesdropping risk of conspicuous sexual signaling in humpback whales

Dunlop, Rebecca A. and Noad, Michael J. (2021). The eavesdropping risk of conspicuous sexual signaling in humpback whales. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 75 (8) 124, 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s00265-021-03048-7

The eavesdropping risk of conspicuous sexual signaling in humpback whales

2021

Journal Article

Fuzzy clustering as a tool to differentiate between discrete and graded call types

Cusano, Dana A., Noad, Michael J. and Dunlop, Rebecca A. (2021). Fuzzy clustering as a tool to differentiate between discrete and graded call types. JASA Express Letters, 1 (6) 061201, 061201. doi: 10.1121/10.0005111

Fuzzy clustering as a tool to differentiate between discrete and graded call types

2021

Journal Article

A deepening understanding of animal culture suggests lessons for conservation

Brakes, Philippa, Carroll, Emma L., Dall, Sasha R. X., Keith, Sally A., McGregor, Peter K., Mesnick, Sarah L., Noad, Michael J., Rendell, Luke, Robbins, Martha M., Rutz, Christian, Thornton, Alex, Whiten, Andrew, Whiting, Martin J., Aplin, Lucy M., Bearhop, Stuart, Ciucci, Paolo, Fishlock, Vicki, Ford, John K. B., Notarbartolo Di Sciara, Giuseppe, Simmonds, Mark P., Spina, Fernando, Wade, Paul R., Whitehead, Hal, Williams, James and Garland, Ellen C. (2021). A deepening understanding of animal culture suggests lessons for conservation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288 (1949) 20202718, 1-10. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2020.2718

A deepening understanding of animal culture suggests lessons for conservation

2021

Other Outputs

The eavesdropping risk of conspicuous sexual signalling in humpback whales

Dunlop, Rebecca, and Noad, Michael (2021). The eavesdropping risk of conspicuous sexual signalling in humpback whales. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/0a11259

The eavesdropping risk of conspicuous sexual signalling in humpback whales

2020

Journal Article

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) social call production reflects both motivational state and arousal

Cusano, Dana A., Indeck, Katherine L., Noad, Michael J. and Dunlop, Rebecca A. (2020). Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) social call production reflects both motivational state and arousal. Bioacoustics, 31 (1), 1-24. doi: 10.1080/09524622.2020.1858450

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) social call production reflects both motivational state and arousal

2020

Journal Article

Migratory insights from singing humpback whales recorded around central New Zealand: humpback whale song, central New Zealand

Warren, Victoria E., Constantine, Rochelle, Noad, Michael, Garrigue, Claire and Garland, Ellen C. (2020). Migratory insights from singing humpback whales recorded around central New Zealand: humpback whale song, central New Zealand. Royal Society Open Science, 7 (11) 1084, 1-15. doi: 10.1098/rsos.201084

Migratory insights from singing humpback whales recorded around central New Zealand: humpback whale song, central New Zealand

2020

Journal Article

Ships and air guns reduce social interactions in humpback whales at greater ranges than other behavioral impacts

Dunlop, Rebecca A., McCauley, Robert D. and Noad, Michael J. (2020). Ships and air guns reduce social interactions in humpback whales at greater ranges than other behavioral impacts. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 154 111072, 111072. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111072

Ships and air guns reduce social interactions in humpback whales at greater ranges than other behavioral impacts

2020

Journal Article

Scaling the laws of thermal imaging–based whale detection

Zitterbart, Daniel P., Smith, Heather R., Flau, Michael, Richter, Sebastian, Burkhardt, Elke, Beland, Joe, Bennett, Louise, Cammareri, Alejandro, Davis, Andrew, Holst, Meike, Lanfredi, Caterina, Michel, Hanna, Noad, Michael, Owen, Kylie, Pacini, Aude and Boebel, Olaf (2020). Scaling the laws of thermal imaging–based whale detection. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 37 (5), 807-824. doi: 10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0054.1

Scaling the laws of thermal imaging–based whale detection

2020

Journal Article

Adult female-calf acoustic communication signals in migrating east Australian humpback whales

Indeck, Katherine L., Girola, Elisa, Torterotot, Maëlle, Noad, Michael J. and Dunlop, Rebecca A. (2020). Adult female-calf acoustic communication signals in migrating east Australian humpback whales. Bioacoustics, 30 (3), 1-25. doi: 10.1080/09524622.2020.1742204

Adult female-calf acoustic communication signals in migrating east Australian humpback whales

2019

Journal Article

Network analysis reveals underlying syntactic features in a vocally learnt mammalian display, humpback whale song

Allen, Jenny A., Garland, Ellen C., Dunlop, Rebecca A. and Noad, Michael J. (2019). Network analysis reveals underlying syntactic features in a vocally learnt mammalian display, humpback whale song. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286 (1917) 20192014, 20192014. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2014

Network analysis reveals underlying syntactic features in a vocally learnt mammalian display, humpback whale song

2019

Journal Article

Migratory convergence facilitates cultural transmission of humpback whale song

Owen, Clare, Rendell, Luke, Constantine, Rochelle, Noad, Michael J., Allen, Jenny, Andrews, Olive, Garrigue, Claire, Poole, M. Michael, Donnelly, David, Hauser, Nan and Garland, Ellen C. (2019). Migratory convergence facilitates cultural transmission of humpback whale song. Royal Society Open Science, 6 (9) 190337, 190337. doi: 10.1098/rsos.190337

Migratory convergence facilitates cultural transmission of humpback whale song

2019

Book Chapter

Ecology of the marine mammals of Moreton Bay

Lanyon, Janet M., Noad, Michael and Meager, Justin (2019). Ecology of the marine mammals of Moreton Bay. Moreton Bay Quandamooka and catchment: past present and future. (pp. 415-430) edited by Ian R. Tibbetts, Peter C. Rothlisberg, David T. Neil, Tamara A. Homburg, David T. Brewer and Angela H. Arthington. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The Moreton Bay Foundation.

Ecology of the marine mammals of Moreton Bay

2019

Journal Article

Boom to bust? Implications for the continued rapid growth of the eastern Australian humpback whale population despite recovery

Noad, Michael J., Kniest, Eric and Dunlop, Rebecca A. (2019). Boom to bust? Implications for the continued rapid growth of the eastern Australian humpback whale population despite recovery. Population Ecology, 61 (2), 198-209. doi: 10.1002/1438-390x.1014

Boom to bust? Implications for the continued rapid growth of the eastern Australian humpback whale population despite recovery

2019

Journal Article

Animal cultures matter for conservation

Brakes, Philippa, Dall, Sasha R. X., Aplin, Lucy M., Bearhop, Stuart, Carroll, Emma L., Ciucci, Paolo, Fishlock, Vicki, Ford, John K. B., Garland, Ellen C., Keith, Sally A., McGregor, Peter K., Mesnick, Sarah L., Noad, Michael J., di Sciara, Giuseppe Notarbartolo, Robbins, Martha M., Simmonds, Mark P., Spina, Fernando, Thornton, Alex, Wade, Paul R., Whiting, Martin J., Williams, James, Rendell, Luke, Whitehead, Hal, Whiten, Andrew and Rutz, Christian (2019). Animal cultures matter for conservation. Science, 363 (6431), 1032-+. doi: 10.1126/science.aaw3557

Animal cultures matter for conservation

2019

Journal Article

Source levels of humpback whales decrease with frequency suggesting an air-filled resonator is used in sound production

Girola, Elisa, Noad, Michael J., Dunlop, Rebecca A. and Cato, Douglas H. (2019). Source levels of humpback whales decrease with frequency suggesting an air-filled resonator is used in sound production. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 145 (2), 869-880. doi: 10.1121/1.5090492

Source levels of humpback whales decrease with frequency suggesting an air-filled resonator is used in sound production

2019

Conference Publication

Adapting a computational multi agent model for humpback whale song research for use as a tool for algorithmic composition

McLoughlin, Michael, Ingram, Simon, Rendell, Luke, Lamoni, Luca, Kirke, Alexis, Garland, Ellen, Noad, Michael and Miranda, Eduardo (2019). Adapting a computational multi agent model for humpback whale song research for use as a tool for algorithmic composition. Sound and Music Computing Conference, Hamburg, Germany, 31 August - 3 September 2019. Hamburg, Germany: Zentrum fur Mikrotonale Musik und Multimediale Komposition (ZM4), Hochschule fur Musik und Theater.

Adapting a computational multi agent model for humpback whale song research for use as a tool for algorithmic composition

2018

Journal Article

Cultural revolutions reduce complexity in the songs of humpback whales

Allen, Jenny A., Garland, Ellen C., Dunlop, Rebecca A. and Noad, Michael J. (2018). Cultural revolutions reduce complexity in the songs of humpback whales. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285 (1891) 20182088, 20182088. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.2088

Cultural revolutions reduce complexity in the songs of humpback whales