A Northeast Pacific offshore killer whale (Orcinus orca) feeding on a Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 198-200

  Jones, Iain M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; DIET;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

CETACEA; HIPPOGLOSSUS STENOLEPIS; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 32044457405     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00013.x     Document Type: Article

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