Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) were listed as endangered in 1970 under the
Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969, the precursor to the Endangered Species …

ABSTRACT 1 The significance of killer whale Orcinus orca predation on baleen whales
(Mysticeti) has been a topic of considerable discussion and debate in recent years …

Evolutionary selection has refined the life histories of seven species (three cetacean
[narwhal, beluga, and bowhead whales], three pinniped [walrus, ringed, and bearded seals] …

Книга является обобщением представлений и результатов многолетних исследований
по группам гидробионтов, слагающих низшие трофические уровни в экосистемах …

Currently, there are three recognized ecotypes (or species) of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in
Antarctic waters, including type B, a putative prey specialist on seals, which we refer to as …

Marine mammals face a large array of stressors, including loss of habitat, chemical and
noise pollution, and bycatch in fishing, which alone kills hundreds of thousands of marine …

Killer whales, Orcinus orca, are top predators occupying key ecological roles in a variety of
ecosystems and are one of the most widely distributed mammals on the planet. In …

Reports of killer whales (Orcinus orca) preying on large whales have been relatively rare,
and the ecological significance of these attacks is controversial. Here we report on …

The effects of predator intimidation on habitat use and behavior of prey species are rarely
quantified for large marine vertebrates over ecologically relevant scales. Using state space …

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known to interfere with attacking killer
whales (Orcinus orca). To investigate why, we reviewed accounts of 115 interactions …