Variation in eye-patch shape of killer whale's (Orcinus orca) in New Zealand waters

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 459-469

  Visser, Ingrid N ^a   Mäkeläinen, Pirjo ^b  

^a Orca Project 'Aorangi'   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 0343238327     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2000.tb00938.x     Document Type: Note

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