KILLER WHALE ATTACKS ON MINKE WHALES: PREY CAPTURE AND ANTIPREDATOR TACTICS

  1. John K. B. Ford1,
  2. Graeme M. Ellis1,
  3. Dena R. Matkin2,
  4. Kenneth C. Balcomb3,
  5. David Briggs4,
  6. Alexandra B. Morton5

Article first published online: 26 AUG 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2005.tb01254.x

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Marine Mammal Science

Marine Mammal Science

Volume 21, Issue 4, pages 603–618, October 2005

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Ford, J. K. B., Ellis, G. M., Matkin, D. R., Balcomb, K. C., Briggs, D. and Morton, A. B. (2005), KILLER WHALE ATTACKS ON MINKE WHALES: PREY CAPTURE AND ANTIPREDATOR TACTICS. Marine Mammal Science, 21: 603–618. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2005.tb01254.x

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  1. 1

    Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Biological Station, 3190 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, British Columbia V9T 6N7, Canada E-mail: fordjo@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca

  2. 2

    P. O. Box 22, Gustavus, Alaska 99826, U. S. A.

  3. 3

    Center for Whale Research, 355 Smugglers Cove, Friday Harbor, Washington 98250, U. S. A.

  4. 4

    6190 NE Brighton Street, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124, U. S. A.

  5. 5

    Raincoast Research, Simoom Sound, British Columbia V0P 1S0, Canada

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 AUG 2006
  2. Article first published online: 26 AUG 2006
  3. Received: 10 June 2004 Accepted: 31 January 2005

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