Killer Whale Predation on a Leatherback Turtle in the Northeast Pacific
Killer Whale Predation on a Leatherback Turtle in the Northeast Pacific
| dc.contributor.author | Pitman, Robert L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dutton, Peter H. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-10-07T04:36:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-10-07T04:36:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In November 2001, we observed a herd of killer whales (Orcinus orca) preying upon a leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) off the coast of California. Here we provide details of the event and speculate that oceanic killer whales may have less specialized diets than nearshore populations. We also suggest that killer whale predation should be considered a factor in the recovery of this critically endangered sea turtle. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Pitman RL, Dutton PH. 2004. Killer whale predation on a leatherback turtle in the Northeast Pacific. Pac Sci 58(3): 497-498. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0030-8870 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2769 | |
| dc.language.iso | en-US | |
| dc.publisher | University of Hawai'i Press | |
| dc.title | Killer Whale Predation on a Leatherback Turtle in the Northeast Pacific | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text |
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