Prey and seasonal abundance of killer whales at sub-Antarctic Marion Island
The diet of killer whales Orcinus orca was investigated from 48 predation events observed during sightings at sub-Antarctic Marion Island between 2006 and 2009. From these events, there were 10 cases where prey could be identified. Killer whales fed on fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis, elephant se...
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ftjafricanj:oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/66770 2023-05-15T13:37:10+02:00 Prey and seasonal abundance of killer whales at sub-Antarctic Marion Island Reisinger, RR de Bruyn, PJN Tosh, CA Oosthuizen, WC Mufanadzo, NT Bester, MN 2011-06-02 application/pdf http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/66770 eng eng NISC http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/66770/54773 http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/66770 Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the publisher. African Journal of Marine Science; Vol 33, No 1 (2011) 1814-232X info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2011 ftjafricanj 2017-03-05T06:53:20Z The diet of killer whales Orcinus orca was investigated from 48 predation events observed during sightings at sub-Antarctic Marion Island between 2006 and 2009. From these events, there were 10 cases where prey could be identified. Killer whales fed on fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis, elephant seals Mirounga leonina and penguins. Constant effort (dedicated) observations (259 hours, 2008–2009) showed that the peak in killer whale abundance was between September and December with a secondary peak between April and May, which coincided with peaks in the abundance of seals and penguins.Keywords: Orcinus orca, seals, diet, foraging, Southern Ocean, seasonal occurrenceAfrican Journal of Marine Science 2011, 33(1): 99–105 Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Elephant Seals Killer Whale Marion Island Mirounga leonina Orca Orcinus orca Southern Ocean Killer whale AJOL - African Journals Online Antarctic Southern Ocean |
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The diet of killer whales Orcinus orca was investigated from 48 predation events observed during sightings at sub-Antarctic Marion Island between 2006 and 2009. From these events, there were 10 cases where prey could be identified. Killer whales fed on fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis, elephant seals Mirounga leonina and penguins. Constant effort (dedicated) observations (259 hours, 2008–2009) showed that the peak in killer whale abundance was between September and December with a secondary peak between April and May, which coincided with peaks in the abundance of seals and penguins.Keywords: Orcinus orca, seals, diet, foraging, Southern Ocean, seasonal occurrenceAfrican Journal of Marine Science 2011, 33(1): 99–105 |
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Reisinger, RR de Bruyn, PJN Tosh, CA Oosthuizen, WC Mufanadzo, NT Bester, MN Prey and seasonal abundance of killer whales at sub-Antarctic Marion Island |
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Reisinger, RR de Bruyn, PJN Tosh, CA Oosthuizen, WC Mufanadzo, NT Bester, MN |
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Prey and seasonal abundance of killer whales at sub-Antarctic Marion Island |
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Prey and seasonal abundance of killer whales at sub-Antarctic Marion Island |
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Prey and seasonal abundance of killer whales at sub-Antarctic Marion Island |
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Prey and seasonal abundance of killer whales at sub-Antarctic Marion Island |
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Prey and seasonal abundance of killer whales at sub-Antarctic Marion Island |
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prey and seasonal abundance of killer whales at sub-antarctic marion island |
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Antarc* Antarctic Elephant Seals Killer Whale Marion Island Mirounga leonina Orca Orcinus orca Southern Ocean Killer whale |
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Antarc* Antarctic Elephant Seals Killer Whale Marion Island Mirounga leonina Orca Orcinus orca Southern Ocean Killer whale |
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African Journal of Marine Science; Vol 33, No 1 (2011) 1814-232X |
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