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Biggs Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Predation on Subadult Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Lower Cook Inlet and Kodiak, Alaska.
- Source :
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Aquatic Mammals . 2015, Vol. 41 Issue 3, p341-344. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- The article focuses on the predation of Bigg's killer whales (Orcinus orca) on calf and subadult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Alaska. Humpback whale attacks by Bigg's killer whales in Lower Cook Inlet and Kodiak, Alaska are discussed. It says that some predation on calf and subadult humpback whales occurred during summer on their northern feeding grounds.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01675427
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Aquatic Mammals
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109109117
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.41.3.2015.341