Killer whale harrassment of Adélie penguins at Ross Island

Antarctic Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 385-386

  Ballard, Grant ^a   Ainley, David G ^b  

^a PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^b H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; ROSS ISLAND; WORLD;

CETACEA; ORCINUS ORCA; PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 24644496268     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102005002828     Document Type: Article

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