Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Predation of Marine Mammals Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Predation of Marine Mammals: bibliography

This bibliography is a comprehensive look at killer whale (Orcinus orca) predation of marine mammals. The goal is to better understand whether killer whales are successful marine mammal group hunters by evaluating their social structure and hunting strategies by analyzing examples from the literature describing mammal-hunting killer whale predation events. Understanding the costs of failure and success and the pivotal role social units’ play in their hunting success could reveal how top-down predator dynamics influence marine ecosystems. The scope of this bibliography focused on academic and peer-reviewed literature, omitting news stories and second-hand accounts. It is broken up by year encompassing 1968-2020.