Age determination of minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) using the aspartic acid racemization technique

Sarsia

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-8

  Olsen, Erik ^a   Sunde, Jan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age determination; Aspartic acid; Minke whale; Racemization

Indexed keywords

BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS; CETACEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036337055     PISSN: 00364827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003648202753631686     Document Type: Article

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