Ecological and social determinants of group size in transient killer whales

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 408-416

  Baird, Robin W ^a,b   Dill, Lawrence M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Marine Mammal Research Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

dispersal; foraging; group hunting; harbor seals; killer whales; optimal group size; social structure

Indexed keywords

GROUP SIZE; HARBOUR SEA; KILLER WHALE;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND;

ORCINUS ORCA; PHOCA VITULINA;

EID: 0030302876     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/7.4.408     Document Type: Article

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