The diet of Galapagos sperm whales Physeter macrocephalus as indicated by fecal sample analysis

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 315-325

  Smith, Sean C ^a   Whitehead, Hal ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cephalopod beaks; Diet; Galapagos Islands; Physeter; Sperm whale

Indexed keywords

DIET; FECES; WHALE;

EQUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANCISTROCHEIRUS; ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; HISTIOTEUTHIS; MACROCEPHALUS; OCTOPOTEUTHIS; PHYSETER; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS; PHYSETERIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034068539     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2000.tb00927.x     Document Type: Article

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