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Orcinus orca
Known as:
Killer Whales
, Orca
, Whale, Killer
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The species Orcinus orca, in the family Delphinidae, characterized by its black and white coloration, and huge triangular dorsal fin. It is the…
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Highly Cited
2020
Highly Cited
2020
The ORCA quantum chemistry program package.
F. Neese
,
F. Wennmohs
,
Ute Becker
,
Christoph Riplinger
Journal of Chemical Physics
2020
Corpus ID: 219703413
In this contribution to the special software-centered issue, the ORCA program package is described. We start with a short…
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Review
2010
Review
2010
Complete mitochondrial genome phylogeographic analysis of killer whales (Orcinus orca) indicates multiple species.
P. Morin
,
F. Archer
,
+14 authors
T. Harkins
Genome Research
2010
Corpus ID: 8664323
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) currently comprise a single, cosmopolitan species with a diverse diet. However, studies over the…
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Vessel traffic disrupts the foraging behavior of southern resident killer whales Orcinus orca
D. Lusseau
,
D. Bain
,
Rob Williams
,
Jodi C. Smith
2009
Corpus ID: 52227734
Vessel traffic may have contributed to southern resident killer whales Orcinus orca becoming endangered. To determine the…
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Revisiting the classics: considering nonconsumptive effects in textbook examples of predator-prey interactions.
B. Peckarsky
,
P. Abrams
,
+8 authors
G. Trussell
Ecology
2008
Corpus ID: 15048267
Predator effects on prey dynamics are conventionally studied by measuring changes in prey abundance attributed to consumption by…
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Selective foraging by fish-eating killer whales Orcinus orca in British Columbia
J. K. Ford
,
G. Ellis
2006
Corpus ID: 55718491
As the apex non-human marine predator, the killer whale Orcinus orca feeds on a wide diversity of marine fauna. Different…
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Estimating relative energetic costs of human disturbance to killer whales (Orcinus orca)
Rob Williams
,
D. Lusseau
,
P. Hammond
2006
Corpus ID: 54805935
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Sequential megafaunal collapse in the North Pacific Ocean: An ongoing legacy of industrial whaling?
A. Springer
,
J. Estes
,
+5 authors
B. Pfister
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
2003
Corpus ID: 13202025
Populations of seals, sea lions, and sea otters have sequentially collapsed over large areas of the northern North Pacific Ocean…
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Dietary specialization in two sympatric populations of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in coastal British Columbia and adjacent waters
J. K. Ford
,
G. Ellis
,
L. Barrett‐Lennard
,
A. Morton
,
R. Palm
,
K. Balcomb
1998
Corpus ID: 38839222
Two forms of killer whale (Orcinus orca), resident and transient, occur sympatrically in coastal waters of British Columbia…
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Killer whale predation on sea otters linking oceanic and nearshore ecosystems
Y. Charoenvit
,
M. Margalith
,
Jennifer Ng
,
M. Sedegah
,
S. L. Hoffman
Science
1998
Corpus ID: 8925215
After nearly a century of recovery from overhunting, sea otter populations are in abrupt decline over large areas of western…
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Low genetic variation among killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the eastern north Pacific and genetic differentiation between foraging specialists.
A. Hoelzel
,
M. Dahlheim
,
SJ Stern
Journal of Heredity
1998
Corpus ID: 42588343
Killer whales from the coastal waters off California through Alaska were compared for genetic variation at three nuclear DNA…
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