Anatomy of the laryngeal apparatus of the pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata (Gray 1846)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-81

  Reeb, D ^a,b   Best, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b c/o S A Museum ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Larynx; Mysticete; Phonation; Pygmy right whale

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BALAENIDAE; CAPEREA MARGINATA; CETACEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033215037     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4687(199910)242:1<67::aid-jmor5>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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