Exposure to a mixture of toxic chemicals: implications for the health of endangered southern resident killer whales

TM Mongillo, GM Ylitalo, LD Rhodes, SM O'Neill… - 2016 - repository.library.noaa.gov
… , as they are found at relatively high levels in Southern Resident killer whales, their prey,
and their environment. Adverse health effects may be exacerbated when combinations of these …

Persistent organic pollutants in chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): Implications for resident killer whales of british columbia and adjacent waters

DL Cullon, MB Yunker, C Alleyne… - … and Chemistry: An …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
resident killer whales compared to northern residents. We hypothesize that the lower lipid
content of southerly chinook stocks may cause southern resident killer … of characterizing health

[PDF][PDF] Ocean disposal in resident killer whale(Orcinus orca) critical habitat: science in support of risk management

CL Lachmuth, JJ Alava, BE Hickie, SC Johannessen… - 2010 - researchgate.net
resident killer whales spend a considerable portion of their lives in these areas. This has
implications … Secondly, what are the health implications for such findings? The answers to these …

The social dynamics of southern resident killer whales and conservation implications for this endangered population

KM Parsons, KC Balcomb Iii, JKB Ford, JW Durban - Animal Behaviour, 2009 - Elsevier
… stability of social units, as such, characterizing past and present social structure provides
a benchmark for monitoring the future health of the southern resident killer whale population. …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of ageing on natural killer cell function and potential consequences for health in older adults

J Hazeldine, JM Lord - Ageing research reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
… the clinical implications that age-associated changes in NK cell biology have on the health of
older … ageing is likely to have wider implications for the health of older adults than originally …

Effects of age, sex and reproductive status on persistent organic pollutant concentrations in “Southern Residentkiller whales

MM Krahn, MB Hanson, GS Schorr, CK Emmons… - Marine Pollution …, 2009 - Elsevier
… Most Southern Resident killer whales, including the four juveniles, exceeded the health-…
whales at greater risk than adults for adverse health effects (eg, immune and endocrine system …

[HTML][HTML] A cumulative effects model for population trajectories of resident killer whales in the Northeast Pacific

CC Murray, LC Hannah, T Doniol-Valcroze… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
… strongly influenced modelled killer whale population … Resident Killer Whale population to
the carrying capacity within 25 years. In contrast, the mean modelled Southern Resident Killer

Mortality risk and social network position in resident killer whales: sex differences and the importance of resource abundance

S Ellis, DW Franks, S Nattrass… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) using over three decades of social and demographic
data. We find that the social position of male, but not female, killer … Male killer whales are larger …

Estimation of southern resident killer whale exposure to exhaust emissions from whale-watching vessels and potential adverse health effects and toxicity thresholds

CL Lachmuth, LG Barrett-Lennard, DQ Steyn… - Marine pollution …, 2011 - Elsevier
… Southern resident killer whales in British Columbia and Washington are exposed to heavy
vessel … to killer whales to estimate threshold doses for adverse health effects in killer whales. …

Population growth is limited by nutritional impacts on pregnancy success in endangered Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca)

SK Wasser, JI Lundin, K Ayres, E Seely, D Giles… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
… The Southern Resident killer whale population (Orcinus orca… stage and health of pregnancy
from genotyped killer whale feces … population growth of Southern Resident killer whales. The …