Fine-scale foraging movements by fish-eating killer whales (Orcinus orca) relate to the vertical distributions and escape responses of salmonid prey (Oncorhynchus spp.)
Abstract Background We sought to quantitatively describe the fine-scale foraging behavior of northern resident killer whales (Orcinus orca), a population of fish-eating killer whales that feeds almost exclusively on Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.). To reconstruct the underwater movements of these...
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2017
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Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3696301.v1 https://figshare.com/collections/Fine-scale_foraging_movements_by_fish-eating_killer_whales_Orcinus_orca_relate_to_the_vertical_distributions_and_escape_responses_of_salmonid_prey_Oncorhynchus_spp_/3696301/1 |