Review of the distribution of Mesoplodon species (order Cetacea, family Ziphiidae) in the North Atlantic

Mammal Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-8

  Macleod, Colin D ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beaked whales; Distribution; Mesoplodon; North Atlantic

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

BIDENS; CETACEA; GERVAIS; MAMMALIA; MESOPLODON; MESOPLODON BIDENS; MESOPLODON DENSIROSTRIS; MESOPLODON EUROPAEUS; MESOPLODON MIRUS; ZIPHIIDAE;

EID: 0033931225     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2907.2000.00057.x     Document Type: Review

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