Feb 21, 2020 · The two lead authors on the study first proposed in 2011 that skin molt could drive the migration for certain Antarctic killer whales. With new data, they now propose the same for all …

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The distribution patterns of many marine species are changing due to these shifting oceanographic conditions. Whales are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change because these effects …

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This may be due to migration patterns or may reflect dietary differences and relative distributions of different ecotypes of killer whales (McCordic et al. 2013).

The interaction of resident killer whales with the sablefish longline fishery accounts for a large proportion of the commercial fishing/killer whale interactions in Alaska waters.

Frequency of killer whale (Orcinus orca) attacks and ship collisions based on scarring on bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) of the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort seas stock.

Apr 24, 2025 · The results of this research inform management decisions for all false killer whales and enhance recovery efforts for the endangered main Hawaiian Islands insular false killer whale DPS.

The interaction of Alaska resident killer whales with the sablefish longline fishery accounts for a large proportion of the commercial fishing/killer whale interactions in Alaska waters.

In particular, estimates from mitogenome sequence data indicate that transient killer whales diverged from all other killer whale lineages ~700,000 years ago.