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Killer whale evasive tactics vary with boat number (2007) - Aided study through data colletion in the Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve.
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Andrew D. Foote, Rachael M. Griffin, David Howitt, Lisa Larsson, Patrick J. O. Miller and A. Rus Hoelzel (2006) Killer whales are capable of vocal learning. Biology Letters. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2006.0525
 

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Rachael Griffin (BSc Marine Biology) is an independent researcher and photographer located in Victoria BC Canada. A graduate from the University of British Columbia with a Marine Biology Major she specializes in whale research, bioacoustics, and wildlife photography. Her experience includes documenting bottlenose dolphin signature whistles in Mexico, determining significant changes in a solitary false killer whale to recognized acoustic signals, discovering new offshore killer whale calls, discovering Luna's vocal repertoire, vessel effects on killer whale behaviour, and recording ambient sound levels. She has contributed to the development of the BeWhaleWise Guidelines, co-authored the paper Killer Whales are Capable of Vocal Learning, and is developing a online killer whale call catalogue.

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