Killer whale predation in coastal waters of the chukotka peninsula

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 550-556

  Melnikov, V V ^a   Zagrebin, I A ^b  

^a IL ICHEV PACIFIC OCEANOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Provideniya Museum 686910   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDATION; WHALE;

CETACEA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 20744456772     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2005.tb01248.x     Document Type: Article

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