The diet of strap-toothed whales (Mesoplodon layardii)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 239, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 453-463

  Sekiguchi, K ^a,c   Klages, N T W ^b   Best, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^c INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOPLODON LAYARDII; HISTIOTEUTHIS; TAONIUS PAVO;

DIET; STRAP-TOOTHED WHALE;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0029661188     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05935.x     Document Type: Article

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