Behavioural responses of killer whales (Orcinus orca) to whale-watching boats: Opportunistic observations and experimental approaches

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 255-270

  Williams, Rob ^a,b   Trites, Andrew W ^a   Bain, David E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c Six Flags Marine World Vallejo   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Canonical correlation; Disturbance; Orcinus orca; Whale; Whale watching

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; WHALE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 0036189499     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0952836902000298     Document Type: Article

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