Movement and diving of killer whales (Orcinus orca) at a Southern Ocean archipelago

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
• Main Authors: Reisinger, Ryan R., Keith, Mark, Andrews, Russel D., de Bruyn, P. J.N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Southern Ocean; Edwards Islands; Orca; Orcinus orca
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/455012/

Eleven satellite tags were deployed on 9 killer whales at the Prince Edwards Islands in the Southern Ocean. State-space switching models were used to generate position estimates from Argos location data, while two behavioural modes were estimated from the data.Individuals were tracked for 5.6-53.2da...