Distinguishing the Impacts of Inadequate Prey and Vessel Traffic on an Endangered Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Population

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Ayres, Katherine L., Booth, Rebecca K., Hempelmann, Jennifer A., Koski, Kari L., Emmons, Candice K., Baird, Robin W., Balcomb-Bartok, Kelley, Hanson, M. Bradley, Ford, Michael J., Wasser, Samuel K.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2012
• Subjects: Research Article; British Columbia; Canada; Killer Whale; Orca; Orcinus orca; Killer whale
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3368900; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22701560; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036842

Managing endangered species often involves evaluating the relative impacts of multiple anthropogenic and ecological pressures. This challenge is particularly formidable for cetaceans, which spend the majority of their time underwater. Noninvasive physiological approaches can be especially informativ...