Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales ( <i>Orcinus orca</i> ): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status

Phillip A. Morin, Morgan L. McCarthy, Charissa W. Fung, John W. Durban, Kim M. Parsons, William F. Perrin, Barbara L. Taylor, Thomas A. Jefferson, Frederick I. Archer

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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.231368
Published: 2024-03
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BibTeX

@article{allodium:10.1098/rsos.231368,
  title = {Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (
                    <i>Orcinus orca</i>
                    ): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status},
  author = {Phillip A. Morin and Morgan L. McCarthy and Charissa W. Fung and John W. Durban and Kim M. Parsons and William F. Perrin and Barbara L. Taylor and Thomas A. Jefferson and Frederick I. Archer},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {Royal Society Open Science},
  doi = {10.1098/rsos.231368},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.231368}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales (
                    <i>Orcinus orca</i>
                    ): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status
AU  - Phillip A. Morin
AU  - Morgan L. McCarthy
AU  - Charissa W. Fung
AU  - John W. Durban
AU  - Kim M. Parsons
AU  - William F. Perrin
AU  - Barbara L. Taylor
AU  - Thomas A. Jefferson
AU  - Frederick I. Archer
PY  - 2024
JO  - Royal Society Open Science
DO  - 10.1098/rsos.231368
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Morin, P. A., McCarthy, M. L., Fung, C. W., Durban, J. W., Parsons, K. M., Perrin, W. F., Taylor, B. L., Jefferson, T. A., & Archer, F. I. (2024). Revised taxonomy of eastern North Pacific killer whales ( <i>Orcinus orca</i> ): Bigg’s and resident ecotypes deserve species status. Royal Society Open Science. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.231368

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