Bioenergetics in the killer whale, orcinus orca

A series of three papers is presented, each one related to the bioenergetics of killer whales, Orcinus orca. The first chapter describes how standard and realized metabolic rates were determined in captive killer whales by collecting respirations at different apneas and different activity states...

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Main Author: Kriete, Birgit
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7258