Contrasting abundance and residency patterns of two sympatric populations of transient killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the northern Gulf of Alaska

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-155

  Matkin, Craig O ^a   Durban, John W ^b,c   Saulitis, Eva L ^a   Andrews, Russel D ^d   Straley, Janice M ^e   Matkin, Dena R ^a   Ellis, Graeme M ^f  

^a North Gulf Oceanic Society   (United States)

^b ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^f PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 84859457264     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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