A Descriptive Study of the Percussive Behavior of Orcas, Orcinus orca, in Johnstone Strait, British Colombia

• Main Author: Adimey, Nicole Marie
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: NSUWorks 1995
• Subjects: Marine Biology; Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology; Canada; British Columbia; Watchers; Orca; Orcinus orca
• Online Access: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/348; https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1047&context=occ_stuetd

Orcas, Orcinus orca, also known as "killer whales," are a species that have been the subject of long-term research. The aim of this study was to quantify percussive behaviors of a population of orcas, identify which individuals in a pod were displaying such behaviors, determine the context...