Age determination and reproductive traits of killer whales entrapped in ice off Aidomari, Hokkaido, Japan

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-282

  Amano, Masao ^a   Yamada, Tadasu K ^b   Brownell Jr , Robert L ^c   Uni, Yoshikazu ^d  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

age determination; growth layer group; killer whale; Orcinus orca; reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; ICE DRIFT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MORTALITY; PHOTOGRAPH; SEA ICE; TOOTH; WHALE;

HOKKAIDO; JAPAN;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 79955116521     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-276.1     Document Type: Article

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