Trophic interactions and population trends of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the southern Ross Sea

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-160

  Ainley, David G ^a   Ballard, Grant ^b  

^a H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic toothfish; Dissostichus mawsoni; Fish depletion; Leptonychotes weddellii; Orcinus orca; Prey selectivity; Ross Sea killer whales; Type B killer whales; Type C killer whales; Weddell seal

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; SALMONID; TROPHIC INTERACTION; WHALE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

APTENODYTES FORSTERI; CETACEA; DISSOSTICHUS MAWSONI; LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII; MAMMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; ORCINUS ORCA; PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 84863750643     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.38.2.2012.153     Document Type: Article

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