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