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Killer Whales in Hawaiian Waters: Information on Population Identity and Feeding Habits

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) have only infrequently been reported from Hawaiian waters, and most of what is known about killer

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Persistent Organic Pollutants and Stable Isotopes in Biopsy Samples (2004/2006) from Southern Resident Killer Whales

‘‘Southern Resident’’ killer whales include three ‘‘pods’’ (J, K and L) that reside primarily in Puget Sound/Georgia Basin during the

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Vulnerability of a Killer Whale Social Network to Disease Outbreaks

Emerging infectious diseases are among the main threats to conservation of biological diversity. A crucial task facing epidemiologists is to

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Stratification of Lipids, Fatty Acids and Organochlorine Contaminants in Blubber of White Whales and Killer Whales

The biopsy – via dart, trocar or surgery –  is becoming the preferred protocol for sampling skin and blubber of many

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Geographic Variation in Killer Whale Attacks on Humpback Whales in the North Pacific: Implications for Predation Pressure

We examined the incidence of rake mark scars from killer whales Orcinus orca on the flukes of humpback whales Megaptera

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Diel Variation in Beaked Whale Diving Behavior

We investigate diel variation in beaked whale diving behavior using data from time-depth recorders deployed on six Blainsville’s (Mesoplodon densirostris)

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Changes in the Occurrence and Behavior of Mammal-eating Killer Whales in Southern British Columbia and Washington State, 1987–2010

The primary prey species of mammal-eating killer whales in the Salish Sea, the inland waters of southern British Columbia and

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