Social organization of mammal-eating killer whales: Group stability and dispersal patterns

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2096-2105

  Baird, R W ^a   Whitehead, H ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DISPERSAL; GROUP BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; WHALE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 85047684357     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z00-155     Document Type: Article

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