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Shane Gero

Carleton UniversityORCID 0000-0001-6854-044XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 3

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Approach:deep learning· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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David F. GruberiD· 2 shared Andrea SantoroiD· 1 shared Antonio B. TorralbaiD· 1 shared Corrado Monti· 1 shared Daniela L. RusiD· 1 shared Gašper BegušiD· 1 shared Giovanni PetriiD· 1 shared Henriques Joao Machado Borges· 1 shared

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Sperm whale foraging combines persistent search with flexible prey-capture tactics

Lorenzo Zaffina, Corrado Monti, Simone Poetto, Maxime Lucas, Henriques Joao Machado Borges, Raj Deshpande, Pernille Tønnesen, David F. Gruber, Shane Gero, Andrea Santoro, Giovanni Petri

This paper analyzes sperm whale foraging behavior using acoustic and movement data to show two distinct prey-capture tactics within persistent search patterns.

bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

The phonology of sperm whale coda vowels

Gašper Beguš, Maksymilian Michał Dąbkowski, Ronald Sprouse, David F. Gruber, Shane Gero

This paper shows sperm whale codas resemble human vowels in acoustic properties and pattern similarly across multiple dimensions, suggesting a close parallel to human phonology.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Apr 15, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition

WhaleLM: Finding Structure and Information in Sperm Whale Vocalizations and Behavior with Machine Learning

Pratyusha Sharma, Shane Gero, Daniela L. Rus, Antonio B. Torralba, Jacob Andreas

This paper uses machine learning to analyze sperm whale vocalizations and behavior, finding structured patterns and predictive information in their communication.

bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2024 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition