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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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
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spelling ftdtic:AD0776188 2023-05-15T15:43:17+02:00 The Diet of Sperm Whales in the North Pacific Ocean (Pishchevye Svyazi Kashalotov v Severnoi Chasti Tikhogo Okeano) Tarasevich, M. N. NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS 1974 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0776188 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0776188 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0776188 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC AND NTIS 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 Text 1974 ftdtic 2016-02-22T13:38:19Z 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 Text Bering Sea Alaska Aleutian Islands Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Bering Sea Gulf of Alaska Pacific
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
Tarasevich, M. N.
The Diet of Sperm Whales in the North Pacific Ocean (Pishchevye Svyazi Kashalotov v Severnoi Chasti Tikhogo Okeano)
topic_facet 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
description 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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author Tarasevich, M. N.
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author_sort Tarasevich, M. N.
title The Diet of Sperm Whales in the North Pacific Ocean (Pishchevye Svyazi Kashalotov v Severnoi Chasti Tikhogo Okeano)
title_short The Diet of Sperm Whales in the North Pacific Ocean (Pishchevye Svyazi Kashalotov v Severnoi Chasti Tikhogo Okeano)
title_full The Diet of Sperm Whales in the North Pacific Ocean (Pishchevye Svyazi Kashalotov v Severnoi Chasti Tikhogo Okeano)
title_fullStr The Diet of Sperm Whales in the North Pacific Ocean (Pishchevye Svyazi Kashalotov v Severnoi Chasti Tikhogo Okeano)
title_full_unstemmed The Diet of Sperm Whales in the North Pacific Ocean (Pishchevye Svyazi Kashalotov v Severnoi Chasti Tikhogo Okeano)
title_sort diet of sperm whales in the north pacific ocean (pishchevye svyazi kashalotov v severnoi chasti tikhogo okeano)
publishDate 1974
url http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0776188
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Aleutian Islands
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