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Data_Sheet_1_Natural Entrapments Of Killer Whales (Orcinus

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Here, we aim to provide an assessment of possible causal factors, lethality and human responses to these events. Site characteristics and group size identified three

An assemblage of killer whales that has been sighted in waters off the west coast of the British Isles and Ireland has previously been shown to be isolated from other North Fig. 1 Location of killer whale (Orcinus orca) entrapments in the Northern Hemisphere (numbers correspond to events listed in Electronic Supplementary Material table) Nearly all participants had seen killer whales at least once, and the whales were present every summer (July–September) in all regions, although movements depended on ice conditions.

Reports of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the Canadian Beaufort Sea ...

The killer whale (Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)) is a widely distributed marine predator with a broad ecological niche at the species level with evidence of specialization and

Killer Whales by John K. B. Ford

Locations of encounters with West Coast Transient killer whales. Individuals belonging to the inner coast WCT subpopulation are shown with red circles (n = 3445 encounters), and outer To date, there has been no dedicated study in Australian waters on the acoustics of killer whales. Hence no information has been published on the sounds produced by killer

Long-finned pilot whales and killer whales are widely distributed across the North Atlantic, but few studies have reported their occurrence in Icelandic coastal waters. Here, we Ultrasonic whistles were previously found in North Atlantic killer whales and were suggested to occur in eastern North Pacific killer whales based on the data from autonomous recorders. Killer whales (Orcinus orca) occur seasonally in the eastern Canadian Arctic during the summer months. Increasing killer whale sightings throughout the region, and incursions

Killer whales : the natural history and genealogy of Orcinus orca in British Columbia and Washington State by Ford, John K. B Publication date 1994 Topics Killer whale –

Locations of photographed killer whale ( Orcinus orca ) sightings in the eastern Canadian Arctic between 2004 and 2009. The numbers on the map The killer whale, the ocean’s apex predator, has a cosmopolitan range through all the worlds oceans and most seas. It is the largest member of the family Delphinidae and has ABSTRACT The first comprehensive review on North Atlantic killer whales Orcinus orca was published in 1988. Since then, a significant increase in published studies has substantially

This study represents the first comprehensive examination of the distribution and abundance of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the north-west Atlantic. Based on a collation of sightings data In general, short-term reactions of Narwhals to Killer Whale presence were obvious; yet normal behavior (as observed from shore) resumed shortly after Killer Whales left the area.

A global approach to killer whale (Orcinus orca) conservation: insights from six key case studies using Machine Learning and Open Access Data The killer whale is the largest member of the dolphin family. The population of Southern Resident killer whales in the Pacific Northwest is one of the most critically 124K subscribers in the marinebiology community. This is a community to share and promote marine biology research and education.

Killer Whale: Orcinus orca

In the early 1950s, probably 1955, a group of killer whales (Orcinus orca) became entrapped in developing landfast sea ice in northeast Foxe

Basic facts about Killer Whale: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status. Figure 1. Part of a matriline of resident killer whales off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, showing representative dorsal fin nick and saddle-patch scars that are used in Killer whales (Orcinus orca) were found to use different physiographic regions of their habitat in unique ways. Resident whales fed more in areas of high relief subsurface topography along

Low anthropogenic mortality of humpback ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) and killer ( Orcinus orca ) whales in Norwegian purse seine fisheries despite frequent entrapments Overview At present killer whales are considered a single, cosmopolitan species, Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758), by the Committee on Taxonomy of the Society for Marine Killer whales (Orcinus orca) were found to use different physiographic regions of their habitat in unique ways. Resident whales fed more in areas of high relief subsurface topography along

This chapter discusses the characteristics, taxonomy, distribution, abundance, and ecology of the killer whale or Orcinus orca. With its striking black and white markings and

Introduction Killer whales, also known as orcas, are an iconic species, long revered by various aboriginal cultures and frequently the stars of animal FIGURE 3 | Variation over time of water level (in cm) at high tide after killer whales first appeared at the entrapment site; tidal data are only shown for the four cases in Category 1 for which

Much of what we know about killer whales comes from these populations, but, as studies have started in other regions, we have realized that killer whales are not the same Abstract: In the early 1950s, probably 1955, a group of killer whales (Orcinus orca) became entrapped in developing landfast sea ice in northeast Foxe Basin in the eastern Canadian Endangered Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) are fish-eaters that preferentially prey on adult Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).