The vocal behaviour of mammal-eating killer whales: Communicating with costly calls

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 395-405

  Deecke, Volker B ^a,b,c   Ford, John K B ^c,d   Slater, Peter J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER AQUARIUM   (Canada)

^d FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION; WHALE;

ALASKA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; MAMMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 11844250004     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.04.014     Document Type: Article

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