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The Killer Whales of Prince William Sound

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS V

 

PREFACE VI

 

NORTH GULF COAST OCEANIC SOCIETY VIII

 

CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1

CHAPTER 2: Killer Whales in Prince William Sound 3
Distribution in the Sound Methods of Study
CHAPTER 3: Types of Killer Whales 16
"Resident" and "Transient" Killer Whales Resident Pod Structure Life History and Population Biology of Resident Killer Whales
CHAPTER 4: Killer Whale Pods in Prince William Sound 32
AB POD, AI POD, AE POD, AJ POD, AK POD, AN10, AND, AN20, PODS, AT1 GROUP
CHAPTER 5: Vocalizations and Echolocation 42

CHAPTER 6: Killer Whales and Other Marine Mammals 50

CHAPTER 7: Behaviors 55
Traveling Resting Foraging and Feeding Surface Behavior Beach Rugging Close Encounters with the Whales
CHAPTER 8: Human and Killer Whale Interactions 70
Live-Capture of Killer Whales Killer Whale Fishery Interactions Killer Whales and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill A Successful Day with the Whales Future Research

 

Appendix 1: Index of Alaska species preyed upon by killer whales 95

References 99

Index 101