Foraging behaviour and social group dynamics in Puget Sound killer whales

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 581-591

  Rus Hoelzel, A ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Genetics ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOUR; FORAGING; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; GROUP DYNAMICS; KILLER WHALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; SOCIAL GROUP DYNAMICS; WHALE;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA; PUGET SOUND; USA, WASHINGTON, PUGET SOUND;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 0027387885     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1993.1068     Document Type: Article

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