Killer whale Orcinus orca predation on sunfish Mola mola
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Orcinus orca – Killer Whale
Taxonomic notes: Orcinus orca is currently considered a single, cosmopolitan species, however many populations (including some which occur sympatrically) are ecologically, genetically and morphologically distinct (Rice 1998; Ford 2009). Despite such distinction, the global genetic diversity of the species appears low at both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA markers (Hoelzel et al. 2002; Morin et a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Marine Biodiversity Records
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1755-2672
DOI: 10.1017/s1755267211001187