Sound velocity in the head of the dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima, with anatomical and functional discussion

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 535-542

  Goold, John C ^a   Clarke, Malcolm R ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

KOGIA SIMA;

EID: 0033902596     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002531540000223X     Document Type: Article

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