Examination of the stomach contents from a Mediterranean sperm whale found south of Crete, Greece

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 667-670

  Roberts, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPOD; DIET; STOMACH CONTENT; WHALE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; HISTIOTEUTHIDAE; HISTIOTEUTHIS; HISTIOTEUTHIS BONNELLII; MACROCEPHALUS; PHYSETER CATODON; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038061582     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403007628h     Document Type: Article

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