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(With 3 plates and 5 figures in the text) The paper describes the occurrence of Killer whales at Marion Island (Prince Edward group) in the south Indian Ocean from August 1973 to November 1976. They occur seasonally, being most numerous from October to December. Their occurrence is synchronized with...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.493.903 2023-05-15T16:05:41+02:00 Contents P. R. Condy R. J. Van Aarde M. N. Bester The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1977 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.493.903 http://www.ceru.up.ac.za/downloads/seasonal_occurrence_Killer_whales.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.493.903 http://www.ceru.up.ac.za/downloads/seasonal_occurrence_Killer_whales.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.ceru.up.ac.za/downloads/seasonal_occurrence_Killer_whales.pdf text 1977 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T08:40:14Z (With 3 plates and 5 figures in the text) The paper describes the occurrence of Killer whales at Marion Island (Prince Edward group) in the south Indian Ocean from August 1973 to November 1976. They occur seasonally, being most numerous from October to December. Their occurrence is synchronized with the seasonal haul out of Southern elephant seals, but the seasonality of King, Rockhopper and Macaroni penguins is also likely to influence their occurrence. The largest herds occur in October, the month during which mean group size is also largest. Sex and age composition are given, adult males being significantly more numerous than adult females, while 36'3% of the latter had calves. Hunting activity appears to be greatest between 15.00 and 17.00 hrs, and most Killer whales were seen within 100 m of the shore. Aspects of hunting, attacking, feeding and resting behaviour are discussed. The body measurements of a young male Text Elephant Seals Marion Island Southern Elephant Seals Unknown Indian |
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(With 3 plates and 5 figures in the text) The paper describes the occurrence of Killer whales at Marion Island (Prince Edward group) in the south Indian Ocean from August 1973 to November 1976. They occur seasonally, being most numerous from October to December. Their occurrence is synchronized with the seasonal haul out of Southern elephant seals, but the seasonality of King, Rockhopper and Macaroni penguins is also likely to influence their occurrence. The largest herds occur in October, the month during which mean group size is also largest. Sex and age composition are given, adult males being significantly more numerous than adult females, while 36'3% of the latter had calves. Hunting activity appears to be greatest between 15.00 and 17.00 hrs, and most Killer whales were seen within 100 m of the shore. Aspects of hunting, attacking, feeding and resting behaviour are discussed. The body measurements of a young male |
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