Mixed-directionality of killer whale stereotyped calls: A direction of movement cue?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 262-270

  Miller, Patrick J O ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Calling; Contact; Directionality; Killer whales; Orientation

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; ORIENTATION; WHALE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; MAMMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 0036705619     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0508-9     Document Type: Article

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