Large bioacoustic archives of wild animals are an important source to identify reappearing
communication patterns, which can then be related to recurring behavioral patterns to …

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are currently recognized as a single ecologically and
morphologically diverse, globally distributed species. Multiple morphotypes or ecotypes …

Although uniquely destructive and wasteful, intergroup conflict and warfare are not confined
to humans. They are seen across a range of group-living species, from social insects, fishes …

Although killer whale, Orcinus orca, dialects have been studied in detail in several
populations, little attempt has been made to compare dialect characteristics between …

Two sympatric populations of fish-eating Resident killer whales inhabit the coastal waters of
British Columbia, Canada: Southern and Northern Resident killer whales. These …

Cultural evolution is a powerful process shaping behavioural phenotypes of many species
including our own. Killer whales are one of the species with relatively well-studied vocal …

Understanding habitat use patterns of animal populations across space and time is
fundamental to identifying ecological requirements, and informing threat mitigation and …

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are top predators throughout the world's oceans. In the North
Pacific, the species is divided into three ecotypes—resident (fish-eating), transient (mammal …

Competition for prey resources among ecologically similar populations that occur in
sympatry can be reduced by spatiotemporal resource partitioning. Understanding patterns of …

Three killer whale Orcinus orca ecotypes inhabit the northeastern Pacific: residents,
transients, and offshores. To investigate intraspecific differences in spatial and temporal …