The influence of ecology on sociality in the killer whale (Orcinus orca)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 246-253

  Beck, Suzanne ^a   Kuningas, Sanna ^b   Esteban, Ruth ^c   Foote, Andrew D ^d,e  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c CIRCE (Conservation   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ecology; killer whale; orca; orcinus; sociality

Indexed keywords

CLUPEOID; DATA SET; DIVERGENCE; ECOTYPE; EUSOCIALITY; GROUP SIZE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; PINNIPED; SELECTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ICELAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CETACEA; CLUPEIDAE; MAMMALIA; ORCINUS; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 84857558616     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr151     Document Type: Article

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