The function of multi-pod aggregations of fish-eating killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-341

  Filatova, Olga A ^a   Fedutin, Ivan D ^b   Ivkovich, Tatyana V ^c   Nagaylik, Mikhail M ^a   Burdin, Alexandr M ^d,e   Hoyt, Erich ^f  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b Central Forest State Nature Reserve   (Russian Federation)

^c ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

^e PACIFIC INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

^f WHALE AND DOLPHIN CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregations; Kamchatka; Killer whales; Mating; Orcinus orca; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 70349494391     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-008-0124-x     Document Type: Article

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