Killer whale (Orcinus Orca) predation on dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus Obscurus) in Kaikoura, New Zealand

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 324-330

  Constantine, Rochelle ^a   Visser, Ingrid ^b   Buurman, Dennis ^c   Buurman, Rik ^c   Mcfadden, Brent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Dolphin Encounter   (New Zealand)

^d New Zealand Sea Adventures   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 0031968021     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00721.x     Document Type: Article

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