Predation of archival tagged Dolly Varden, Salvelinus malma, reveals predator avoidance behaviour and tracks feeding events by presumed beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, in the Beaufort Sea

Abstract Background We report compelling evidence suggesting a predation event of a pop-up satellite archival tagged anadromous Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) by a marine mammal during summer in the Beaufort Sea based on abrupt changes in temperature and vertical movements. This observation provide...

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Published in:Animal Biotelemetry
Main Authors: Gallagher, Colin P., Storrie, Luke, Courtney, Michael B., Howland, Kimberly L., Lea, Ellen V., MacPhee, Shannon, Loseto, Lisa
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Mackenzie Delta
Varden
Beaufort Sea
Beluga
Beluga whale
Beluga*
Delphinapterus leucas
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/36149
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-021-00271-x

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