Passive acoustic monitoring of killer whales (Orcinus orca) reveals year-round distribution and residency patterns in the Gulf of Alaska

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Hannah J. Myers, Daniel W. Olsen, Craig O. Matkin, Lara A. Horstmann, Brenda Konar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Gulf of Alaska; Montague; Pacific; Killer Whale; Orca; Orcinus orca; Alaska; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99668-0; https://doaj.org/article/cc838f808b634daa9c174553688a7dea

Abstract Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are top predators throughout the world’s oceans. In the North Pacific, the species is divided into three ecotypes—resident (fish-eating), transient (mammal-eating), and offshore (largely shark-eating)—that are genetically and acoustically distinct and have uniqu...