Killer whales (Orcinus orca) feeding on schooling herring (Clupea harengus) using underwater tail-slaps: Kinematic analyses of field observations

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 283-294

  Domenici, Paolo ^a,b   Batty, Robert S ^b   Similä, Tiu ^c   Ogam, Erick ^d  

^a International Marine Centre   (Italy)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE ET D ACOUSTIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Clupea harengus; Feeding behaviour; Herring; Killer whale; Kinematics; Orcinus orca; Tail slap

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DOLPHIN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; PHYSIOLOGY; TAIL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DOLPHINS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHES; TAIL; WATER;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; DELPHINIDAE; DIGENEA (FLUKES); ORCINUS ORCA; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033952334     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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