Ecological aspects of killer whales from the Mexican Central Pacific coast: Revealing a new ecotype in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

Manuel H. Vargas-Bravo; Fernando R. Elorriaga-Verplancken; Aramis Olivos-Ortiz; Blanca Morales-Guerrero; Marco A. Liñán-Cabello; Christian D. Ortega-Ortiz

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Ecological aspects of killer whales from the Mexican Central Pacific coast: Revealing a new ecotype in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

Manuel H. Vargas-Bravo, Fernando R. Elorriaga-Verplancken, Aramis Olivos-Ortiz, Blanca Morales-Guerrero, Marco A. Liñán-Cabello, Christian D. Ortega-Ortiz

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	674-689
Number of pages	16
Journal	Marine Mammal Science
Volume	37
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12748
State	Published - Apr 2021
Externally published	Yes

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