Determining ecotype presence and the call repertoire of killer whales (Orcinus orca) recorded near Point Hope, Alaska in the southeastern Chukchi Sea

• Main Author: Brijonnay Madrigal
• Other Authors: Birgitte McDonald, Tom Connolly, Alison Stimpert, Jessica Crance
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Moss Landing Marine Laboratories 2019
• Subjects: Chukchi Sea; Pacific; Point Hope; Chukchi; Killer Whale; Orca; Orcinus orca; Alaska; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12680/0z709247h

"A thesis presented to the faculty of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories." ABSTRACT: As apex predators, killer whales (Orcinus orca), can have large impacts on ecosystems. These impacts can be dependent on ecotype presence. In the North Pacific, three genetically distinct ecotypes exist that...