Geographical variation in hector's dolphin: Recognition of new subspecies of cephalorhynchus hectori

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 713-727

  Baker, Alan N ^a   Smith, Adam N H ^a   Pichler, Franz B ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cephalorhynchus; Cetacea; Delphinidae; Genetics; New Zealand; Subspecies; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; SUBSPECIES;

NEW ZEALAND;

CEPHALORHYNCHUS; CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036963486     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2002.9517717     Document Type: Article

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