Acoustic Communication in Belugas

Jun 25, 2021  12:00pm

Event URL:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/acoustic-communication-in-belugas-registration-154870350387?utm_campaign=liberal-arts+and+55+plus&ut
Cost:  Free

About this event

From the Vancouver Aquarium to Hudson Bay, from the Canadian Arctic to the St. Lawrence Estuary, marine mammal researcher Valeria Vergara has listened to the communication sounds made by belugas in diverse environments, addressing the challenges such sound-centred animals face in their increasingly noisy underwater world.

In this free lecture, Valeria will share her beluga studies spanning two decades, with a focus on methods for understanding the acoustic communication processes of another species, and on the intimate link between the study of cetacean communication and the issue of underwater noise pollution in our oceans.

This lecture is presented by the SFU Liberal Arts & 55+ Program.