Geographical variation in harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) skulls: Support for a separate non-migratory population in the Baltic proper

Ophelia

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-12

  Huggenberger, S ^a   Benke, H ^b   Kinze, C C ^c  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Harbour porpoise; Morphometrics; Phocoena phocoena; Stock identity

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MORPHOMETRY; PORPOISE; SKULL; STOCK IDENTIFICATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION; POPULATION MIGRATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

BALTIC SEA; NORTH SEA;

PHOCOENA PHOCOENA;

EID: 0036070039     PISSN: 00785326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00785236.2002.10409484     Document Type: Article

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