Blar i forfatter Mastergradsoppgaver i biologi "Vogel, Emma F."
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The influence of herring (Clupea harengus) biomass and distribution on killer whale (Orcinus orca) movements on the Norwegian shelf
Vogel, Emma F. (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-06-01)Killer whales (Orcinus orca) have a cosmopolitan distribution with a broad diet ranging from fish to marine mammals. Regional populations show local prey specialization and their movements are tightly linked to those of their prey. Norwegian killer whales are known to feed extensively on Norwegian spring spawning (NSS) herring (Clupea harengus). Over the last decade, killer whales have begun to ...