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Fin whale – Balaenoptera physalus

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References Selected publications

Aulich MG, McCauley RD, Saunders BJ, Parsons MJG (2019) Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) migration in Australian waters using passive acoustic monitoring. Sci Rep 9 (1):8840. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45321-w

Aulich MG, McCauley RD, Miller BS, Samaran F, Giorli G, Saunders BJ, Erbe C (2022) Seasonal distribution of the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in Antarctic and Australian waters based on passive acoustics. Front Mar Sci 9:864153. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.864153

Aulich MG, Miller BS, Samaran F, McCauley RD, Saunders BJ, Erbe C (2023) Diel patterns of fin whale 20 Hz acoustic presence in Eastern Antarctic waters. R Soc Open Sci 10 (4):220499. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220499

Aulich MG, McCauley RD, Miller BS, Erbe C (2025) Fin whale acoustic presence increases by 3 d/y in the migratory corridor off Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia—an indicator of population growth? Oceans 6 (3):44. https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans6030044

Aulich MG, De Wysiecki AM, Miller BS, Samaran F, McCauley RD, Saunders BJ, Tollefsen CDS, Erbe C (2025) Sea ice as a driver of fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) 20 Hz acoustic presence in Eastern Antarctic Waters. J Mar Sci Eng 13 (6):1171. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13061171