Decadal changes in adult size of salmon-eating killer whales in the eastern North Pacific

Two populations of killer whales aggregate around Vancouver Island to feed primarily on Chinook salmon. Aerial photogrammetry of endangered southern residents has documented some adults growing to smaller lengths in recent decades, suggesting that early growth may have been constrained by low Chinoo...

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Main Authors: MJ Groskreutz, JW Durban, H Fearnbach, LG Barrett-Lennard, JR Towers, JKB Ford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2019-11-01
Series:Endangered Species Research
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v40/p183-188/