The face that sank the Essex: Potential function of the spermaceti organ in aggression

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1755-1763

  Carrier, David R ^a   Deban, Stephen M ^a   Otterstrom, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ann Alexander; Cetacean; Essex; Herman Melville; Male male aggression; Melon; Moby Dick; Sperm whale

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; BODY CONSTITUTION; CETACEA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WHALES; ANIMALS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; CETACEA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WHALE;

EID: 0036022280     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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