Osteology of immature dark shoulder minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata from southern Queensland

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 315-325

  Paterson, R A ^a   Janetzki, H A ^a   Williams, S C ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balaenoptera acutorostrata; Minke whale; Osteology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007702417     PISSN: 00798835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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