Antarctic peninsula killer whales (Orcinus orca) hunt seals and a penguin on floating ice

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 225-234

  Visser, Ingrid N ^a   Smith, Thomas G ^b   Bullock, Ian D ^c   Green, Geoffrey D ^d   Carlsson, Olle G L ^d   Imberti, Santiago ^d  

^a Orca Research Trust   (New Zealand)

^b EMC Eco Marine Corporation   (Canada)

^c Caerbwdi   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOATING ICE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PINNIPED; PREY LOCATION; SEABIRD; WHALE;

ORCINUS ORCA; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 39049135675     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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