Behavioral context of echolocation and prey-handling sounds produced by killer whales (Orcinus orca) during pursuit and capture of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.).

• Published in: Marine Mammal Science
• Main Authors: Wright, B.M., Deecke, Volker, Ellis, G.M., Trites, A.W., Ford, J.K.B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: 590 Animals (Zoology); British Columbia; Canada; Pacific; Orca; Orcinus orca
• Online Access: http://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/6068/; https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/6068/1/Wright%20et%20al.%202021.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12836

Availability of preferred salmonid prey and a sufficiently quiet acoustic environment in which to forage are critical to the survival of resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the northeastern Pacific. Although piscivorous killer whales rely on echolocation to locate and track prey, the relationsh...