Allometric relationships and sexual dimorphism in captive killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 777-785

  Clark, Steven T ^a   Odell, Daniel K ^a  

^a SeaWorld Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Captive cetaceans; Cetacean morphometrics; Dimorphism; Killer whale; Orcinus orca

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 0345766911     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383247     Document Type: Article

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