Age, length and reproductive parameters of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena (L.) from West greenland

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 154-162

  Lockyer, C ^a   Heide Jorgensen M P ^b   Jensen, J ^a   Kinze, C C ^c   Buus Sorensen T ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; Growth; Harbour porpoise; Reproduction; West Greenland

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY SIZE; PORPOISE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

GREENLAND; NORTH SEA;

MAMMALIA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0343844089     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.0998     Document Type: Article

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