Assessing killer whale predation on steller sea lions from field observations in Kenai Fjords, Alaska

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 306-321

  Maniscalco, John M ^a   Matkin, Craig O ^b   Maldini, Daniela ^a,d   Calkins, Donald G ^a   Atkinson, Shannon ^c  

^a Alaska Sealife Center   (United States)

^b North Gulf Oceanic Society   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eumetopias jubatus; Gulf of Alaska; Orcinus orca; Predation; Steller sea lion; Transient killer whale

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; JUVENILE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PINNIPED; PREDATION; WHALE;

ALASKA; CHISWELL ISLAND; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GULF OF ALASKA; KENAI PENINSULA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; ROOKERY BAY; UNITED STATES;

EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; ORCINUS ORCA; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 33947679838     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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