Differences in the external morphology of two sympatric species of bottlenose dolphins (genus Tursiops) in the waters of China

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1157-1165

  Wang, J Y ^a   Chou, L S ^a   White, B N ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphins; Discriminant analysis; External morphology; Sympatry; Tursiops aduncus; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

CHINA;

TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS ADUNCUS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0033662868     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2000)081<1157:DITEMO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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