Determining Ecotype Presence and the Call Repertoire of Killer Whales (Orcinus Orca) Recorded Near Point Hope, Alaska in the Southeastern Chukchi Sea

• Main Author: Madrigal, Brijonnay
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ CSUMB 2019
• Subjects: Orcinus orca; killer whales; Chukchi Sea; Point Hope; Alaska; whale calls; Pacific; Sea Point; Chukchi; Killer Whale; Orca; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/caps_thes_all/655; https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/context/caps_thes_all/article/1672/viewcontent/Madrigal_Thesis_APPROVED_Fall2019.pdf

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 differ in diet, range, morphology, and vocal behavior. Killer whales occur in the Chukchi Se...