INTERACTION BETWEEN KILLER WHALES (ORCINUS ORCA) AND HAMMERHEAD SHARKS (SPHYRNA SP.) IN GALÁPAGOS WATERS

ABSTRACT: A possible predatory interaction between killer whales (Orcinus orca) and hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna sp.) was observed during April 1991 near Punta Cormorant, Galápagos Islands. Three killer whales were observed in close proximity to a freshly dead female hammerhead. One of the killer whal...

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Main Authors: Luca Sonnino Sorisio, Alessandro De, Maddalena, Ingrid N. Visser
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
killer whale
Orcinus orca
hammerhead shark
Sphyrna
Martillo
Killer Whale
Orca
Killer whale
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.690.7955
http://lajamjournal.org/lajam/index.php/lajam/article/download/239/191/

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