Killer whales in Hawaiian waters: Information on population identity and feeding habits

Pacific Science

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 523-530

  Baird, Robin W ^a   McSweeney, Daniel J ^b   Bane, Christopher ^c   Barlow, Jay ^d   Salden, Dan R ^e   Antoine, La'Ren K ^b   LeDuc, Richard G ^d   Webster, Daniel L ^b  

^a CASCADIA RESEARCH COLLECTIVE   (United States)

^b Wild Whale Research Foundation   (United States)

^c HoloHolo Charters   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e Hawaii Whale Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL WATER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION ECOLOGY; WHALE;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; MAMMALIA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 33748901498     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/psc.2006.0024     Document Type: Article

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