Spacing of wild schooling herring while encircled by killer whales

Herring (Clupea harengus) schools encircled by killer whales Orcinus orca and swimming under threat, show higher compaction than previous data on undisturbed herring but do not show maximum compaction as it would be predicted on theoretical grounds. (C) 2000 The Fisheries Society of the British Isle...

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Main Authors: Domenici, Paolo, Batty, Robert S, Simila, T
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2000
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Online Access:https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/756ec774-b33b-438f-97c8-ae083ea9e04a
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Summary:Herring (Clupea harengus) schools encircled by killer whales Orcinus orca and swimming under threat, show higher compaction than previous data on undisturbed herring but do not show maximum compaction as it would be predicted on theoretical grounds. (C) 2000 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.