Documentation of sea otters and birds as prey for killer whales

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 201-205

  Vos, Daniel J ^a   Quakenbush, Lori T ^b   Mahoney, Barbara A ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; DIET; PREY SELECTION;

AVES; CARNIVORA; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; ENHYDRA;

EID: 32044463159     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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