Age, growth, and reproductive patterns of Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in the central North Pacific Ocean

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 273-313

  Ferrero, Richard C ^a   Walker, William A ^a  

^a NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Dall's porpoise; Growth patterns; Life history; Phocoenoides dalli; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGE; GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY; PORPOISE; REPRODUCTION;

(NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

CETACEA; PHOCOENIDAE; PHOCOENOIDES DALLI; UMBILICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032811648     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00803.x     Document Type: Article

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