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 Rudolf, Keith, Mark, Andrews, Russel D., De Bruyn, P.J. Nico
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: Killer whale; Orcinus orca; Movement; Diving; Tracking; Satellite tagging; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Edwards Islands; Antarc*; Killer Whale; Orca; Patagonian Toothfish
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49986; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2015.08.008

Eleven satellite tagswere deployed on 9 killerwhales at the Prince Edwards Islands in the Southern Ocean. Statespace switchingmodelswere used to generate position estimates fromArgos location data,while two behavioural modes were estimated from the data. Individuals were tracked for 5.6–53.2 days, d...