Fine-scale foraging movements by fish-eating killer whales (Orcinus orca) relate to the vertical distributions and escape responses of salmonid prey (Oncorhynchus spp.)

• Main Authors: Wright, Brianna, Ford, John, Ellis, Graeme, Deecke, Volker, Shapiro, Ari, Battaile, Brian, Trites, Andrew
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Figshare 2017
• Subjects: Cell Biology; Evolutionary Biology; FOS Biological sciences; 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Ecology; Sociology; FOS Sociology; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Inorganic Chemistry; FOS Chemical sciences; Science Policy; Pacific; Lambda; Killer Whale; Orca; Orcinus orca; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3696301; 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

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...