First longitudinal study of seal-feeding killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Norwegian coastal waters.

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) have been documented preying on either fish or marine mammals in several regions, suggesting that this odontocete species has the ability to specialize on different types of prey. Off Norway, killer whales have been shown to rely on the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)...

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Main Authors: Eve Jourdain, Dag Vongraven, Anna Bisther, Richard Karoliussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5493372?pdf=render