FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Fin whale song evolution in the North Atlantic BT AF Romagosa, Miriam Nieukirk, Sharon Cascão, Irma Marques, Tiago A Dziak, Robert Royer, Jean-Yves O'Brien, Joanne Mellinger, David K Pereira, Andreia Ugalde, Arantza Papale, Elena Aniceto, Sofia Buscaino, Giuseppa Rasmussen, Marianne Matias, Luis Prieto, Rui Silva, Mónica A AS 1:1;2:2;3:1;4:3,4;5:5;6:6;7:7;8:2;9:8;10:9;11:10;12:11;13:10;14:12;15:8;16:1;17:1; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:;11:;12:;13:;14:;15:;16:;17:; C1 Institute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS & Institute of Marine Research - IMAR, University of the Azores, portugal Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Resources Studies, Oregon State University, USA Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling, University of St Andrews, UK Centro de Estatística e Aplicações, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, portugal NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Hatfield Marine Science Center, USA CNRS - UBO - UBS - Ifremer, IUEM - Lab. Geo-Ocean, france Marine and Freshwater Research Centre (MFRC), Atlantic Technological University, Ireland Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Universidade de Lisboa, portugal Institute of Marine Sciences, ICM‐CSIC, spain Institute for the Study of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in the Marine Environment of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IAS), italy Akvaplan-niva, Norway University of Iceland Research Centre in Húsavík, iceland C2 UNIV AZORES, PORTUGAL UNIV OREGON STATE, USA UNIV ST ANDREWS, UK UNIV LISBOA, PORTUGAL NOAA, USA CNRS, FRANCE MFRC, IRELAND INST DOM LUIZ, PORTUGAL ICM CSIC, SPAIN CNR IAS, ITALY AKVAPLAN-NIVA, NORWAY UNIV ICELAND, ICELAND UM GEO-OCEAN IN WOS Cotutelle UMR DOAJ copubli-europe copubli-int-hors-europe IF 7.7 TC 0 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00871/98286/107644.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;fin whale;vocal learning;inter-note interval;song evolution;North Atlantic;song frequency;Other AB Animal songs can change within and between populations as the result of different evolutionary processes. When these processes include cultural transmission, the social learning of information or behaviours from conspecifics, songs can undergo rapid evolutions because cultural novelties can emerge more frequently than genetic mutations. Understanding these song variations over large temporal and spatial scales can provide insights into the patterns, drivers and limits of song evolution that can ultimately inform on the species’ capacity to adapt to rapidly changing acoustic environments. Here, we analysed changes in fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) songs recorded over two decades across the central and eastern North Atlantic Ocean. We document a rapid replacement of song INIs (inter-note intervals) over just four singing seasons, that co-occurred with hybrid songs (with both INIs), and a clear geographic gradient in the occurrence of different song INIs during the transition period. We also found gradual changes in INIs and note frequencies over more than a decade with fin whales adopting song changes. These results provide evidence of vocal learning in fin whales and reveal patterns of song evolution that raise questions on the limits of song variation in this species. PY 2024 PD JAN SO Elife SN 2050-084X PU eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd VL 13 UT 001139854500001 DI 10.7554/eLife.83750 ID 98286 ER EF