Vocal repertoire and acoustic behavior of the isolated AT1 killer whale subpopulation in southern Alaska

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1015-1029

  Saulitis, Eva L ^a   Matkin, Craig O ^a,b   Fay, Francis H ^c  

^a North Gulf Oceanic Society   (United States)

^b ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; GENES; MARINE APPLICATIONS;

PUTATIVE SUBPOPULATIONS; VOCAL REPERTOIRE;

ECOLOGY;

CETACEAN; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; SUBPOPULATION; VOCALIZATION;

ALASKA; KENAI FJORDS NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; MAMMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 28444481746     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z05-089     Document Type: Article

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