Estimating body length of pygmy right whales (Caperea Marginata) from measurements of the skeleton and baleen

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 683-700

  Kemper, Catherine M ^a   Leppard, Phillip ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Baleen; Caperea marginata; Cetacea; Length estimation; Neobalaenidae; New Zealand; Physical maturity; Pygmy right whale; Skeleton; Weaning

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; ESTIMATION METHOD; WHALE;

CAPEREA MARGINATA;

EID: 0033029242     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00836.x     Document Type: Article

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