Using aerial photogrammetry to detect changes in body condition of endangered southern resident killer whales

The endangered population of southern resident killer whales Orcinus orca is hypothesized to be food-limited, but uncertainty remains over if and when the availability of their primary prey, Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is low enough to cause nutritional stress. To measure changes in bod...

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Main Authors: Fearnbach, H, Durban, JW, Ellifrit, DK, Balcomb, KC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2018-03-01
Series:Endangered Species Research
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v35/p175-180/