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Orca Predation

Orca Predation is a marine mammal predation strategy characterized by the coordinated, learned hunting behaviors employed by orcas (Orcinus orca) to target specific prey species, distinguishing it from other forms of marine predation through its reliance on social transmission, ecological specialization, and advanced cognitive coordination.

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3.9K

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2017–2026

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Dietary specialization in two sympatric populations of killer whales (<i>Orcinus orca</i>) in coastal British Columbia and adjacent waters

John K. B. Ford, Graeme M. Ellis, Lance Barrett‐Lennard et al. · Canadian Journal of Zoology · 1998 · 504 citations

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

John K. B. Ford, Graeme M. Ellis, Peter F. Olesiuk et al. · Biology Letters · 2009 · 252 citations · Full text

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Fight or flight: antipredator strategies of baleen whales

John K. B. Ford, Randall R. Reeves · Mammal Review · 2008 · 176 citations

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Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) of Patagonia, and Their Behavior of Intentional Stranding While Hunting Nearshore

J. Carlos Lopez, Daniel López · Journal of Mammalogy · 1985 · 172 citations

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Shark predation and tooth wear in a population of northeastern Pacific killer whales

JKB Ford, GM Ellis, CO Matkin et al. · Aquatic Biology · 2010 · 160 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. SH
    Steven H. Ferguson

    Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada

    5 publications · 189 citations

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  2. JK
    John K. B. Ford

    Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada

    4 publications · 1K citations

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  3. JW
    Jeff W. Higdon

    Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada

    4 publications · 177 citations

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  4. IN
    Ingrid N. Visser

    University of Otago, New Zealand

    3 publications · 99 citations

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  5. CM
    CO Matkin

    NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Fisheries Science Center, United States

    3 publications · 342 citations

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Institutions

96

  1. Fisheries and Oceans Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    11 h-index

    25 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. University of Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Canada

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    320 citations

  3. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Fisheries Science Center

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    293 citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    219 citations

  5. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

    Silver Spring, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    765 citations

  6. Alaska Department of Fish and Game

    Juneau, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    216 citations

  7. Center for Coastal Studies

    Provincetown, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    115 citations

  8. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

    Grahamstown, South Africa

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    76 citations

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  1. Marine Mammal Science

    14 publications · 808 citations

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  2. Aquatic Mammals

    7 publications · 297 citations

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  3. The Canadian Field-Naturalist

    4 publications · 92 citations

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  4. Journal of Mammalogy

    JM · 3 publications · 262 citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    3 publications · 112 citations

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