A heavily parasitized humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 146-149

  Osmond, M G ^a   Kaufman, G D ^a  

^a Pacific Whale Foundation   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE;

EID: 0031961966     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00698.x     Document Type: Article

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