Head-butting in northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus): A possible function for big heads?

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1342-1350

  Gowans, Shannon ^a   Rendell, Luke ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; HYPEROODON AMPULLATUS;

EID: 0032745458     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00896.x     Document Type: Note

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