Swimming speed, respiration rate, and estimated cost of transport in adult killer whales

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 327-350

  Williams, Rob ^a   Noren, Dawn P ^b  

^a AERL   (Canada)

^b NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity budget; Cetacean; Cost of transport; Energetics; Marine mammal; Metabolism; Whale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOENERGETICS; CAPTIVE POPULATION; JUVENILE; RESPIRATION; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; SYNCHRONY; VELOCITY; WHALE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 64949154042     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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