The Diet of Sperm Whales in the North Pacific Ocean (Pishchevye Svyazi Kashalotov v Severnoi Chasti Tikhogo Okeano)

Sixteen species of squid, two species of octopus, and five species of fish were found in the stomach contents of sperm whales caught in the Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian waters, and the Bering Sea. The greatest diversity of food composition was recorded in the Gulf of Alaska, especially in the eastern re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tarasevich, M. N.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
Biological Oceanography
*PACIFIC OCEAN
*DIET
*WHALES
USSR
OCEAN CURRENTS
MOLLUSCA
BERING SEA
CEPHALOPODA
ALASKA GULF
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
FISHES
FOOD
TRANSLATIONS
*SPERM WHALES
ALASKA CURRENTS
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
Bering Sea
Gulf of Alaska
Pacific
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0776188
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0776188
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Summary:Sixteen species of squid, two species of octopus, and five species of fish were found in the stomach contents of sperm whales caught in the Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian waters, and the Bering Sea. The greatest diversity of food composition was recorded in the Gulf of Alaska, especially in the eastern regions where the influence of the Alaska Current is significantly stronger. Feeding habits of male and female whales differ. Trans. of Zoologicheskii Zhurnal (USSR) v47 n4 p595-601 1968

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