Killer whales (Orcinus orca) at Marion Island, Southern Ocean

African Zoology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 163-175

  Keith, M ^a   Bester, M N ^a   Bartlett, P A ^a,b   Baker, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Photogrammetry; Population structure; Seasonal patterns

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 0000872891     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2001.11657134     Document Type: Article

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