Foraging strategies of sympatric killer whale (Orcinus orca) populations in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 94-109

  Saulitis, Eva ^a   Matkin, Craig ^a   Barrett Lennard, Lance ^b   Heise, Kathy ^b   Ellis, Graeme ^c  

^a North Gulf Oceanic Society   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Foraging; Killer whales; Orcinus orca; Predation; Prince William Sound

Indexed keywords

DIET; FORAGING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ONCORHYNCHUS; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PREDATION; UNITED STATES;

DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; WHALE;

ALASKA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEA PALLASI; DELPHINIDAE; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; HIPPOCAMPUS STENOLEPIS; HIPPOGLOSSUS STENOLEPIS; MAMMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; ORCINUS ORCA; OTARIIDAE; PANTHERA LEO; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE; PHOCOENOIDES DALLI;

EID: 0033980360     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2000.tb00906.x     Document Type: Article

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