Research Papers

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Prey Studies:

Linking killer whale survival and prey abundance: food limitation in the oceans’ apex predator?

Species and stock identification of prey consumed by endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales in their summer range- 2010 Hanson et al.

Prey selection and food sharing by fish-eating ‘resident’ killer whales (Orcinus orca) in British-Columbia-2005 Ford and Ellis

Vessel/Sound Impacts:

Vessel Traffic Disrupts the foraging behavior of Southern Resident Killer Whales- 2009 Lusseau/Bain

Effects of vessels on whale behavior on individual Southern Resident Killer Whales- 2006 Lusseau/Bain

Sound Exposure and Southern Resident Killer Whales- 2008 Holt

Toxins/Pollution:

Persistent organic pollutants in chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytschea): implications for resident killer whales of British Columbia and adjacent waters- 2009 Cullen et al.