Otter-Eating Orcas

Otter-Eating Orcas

The decline in the sea otter population along the Aleutian Islands and surrounding areas may be due to predation by killer whales. There have been confirmed attacks on otters by the whales, but oil spills and other factors may also contribute to the decline in the population of otters. Further study...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1999-01, Vol.283 (5399), p.176-177
Hauptverfasser: Garshelis, David L., Johnson, Charles B., Estes, James A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Behavior
Killer whale
Killer whales
Letters
Oil spills
Otters
Predation
Sea otter
Sea otters
Seas
Whales
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Zusammenfassung:The decline in the sea otter population along the Aleutian Islands and surrounding areas may be due to predation by killer whales. There have been confirmed attacks on otters by the whales, but oil spills and other factors may also contribute to the decline in the population of otters. Further study is needed to determine the effect of the whales on the otter population.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203