Evolution of group size in the superfamily Delphinoidea (Delphinidae, phocoenidae and monodontidae): A quantitative comparative analysis

Mammal Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 295-314

  Gygax, Lorenz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GROUP SIZE; MARINE MAMMAL; PHYLOGENY;

DELPHINIDAE; DELPHINOIDEA; MAMMALIA; MONODONTIDAE; PHOCOENIDAE; SKENEA;

EID: 0036926524     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2907.2002.00114.x     Document Type: Article

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