Occurrence and diet of killer whales in northern Norway: Seasonal patterns relative to the distribution and abundance of Norwegian spring-spawning herring

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 769-779

  Similä, Tiu ^a   Holst, Jens Christian ^b   Christensen, Ivar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; HERRING; KILLER WHALE; PODS; PREY PREFERENCES; SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION; SEASONALITY;

NORWAY, (NORTH); NORWEGIAN SEA;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 0029845557     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f95-253     Document Type: Article

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