Dependence of killer whale (Orcinus orca) acoustic signals on the type of activity and social context

Biology Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 790-796

  Filatova, O A ^a   Guzeev, M A ^b   Fedutin, I D ^a   Burdin, A M ^c   Hoyt, E ^d  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c PACIFIC INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

^d WHALE AND DOLPHIN CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acoustic communication; behaviour; killer whale; Orcinus orca

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889682004     PISSN: 10623590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1062359013090045     Document Type: Article

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