Behavioral context of echolocation and prey‐handling sounds produced by killer whales ( Orcinus orca) during pursuit and capture of Pacific salmon ( Oncorhynchus spp.)

• Published in: Marine Mammal Science
• Main Authors: Wright, Brianna M., Deecke, Volker B., Ellis, Graeme M., Trites, Andrew W., Ford, John K. B.
• Other Authors: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, University of British Columbia, University of Cumbria
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Pacific; Orca; Orcinus orca
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12836; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mms.12836; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/mms.12836

Abstract Availability of preferred salmonid prey and a sufficiently quiet acoustic environment in which to forage are critical to the survival of resident killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) in the northeastern Pacific. Although piscivorous killer whales rely on echolocation to locate and track prey, the...