The age structure and growth of female sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in southern Australian waters

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 263, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-250

  Evans, Karen ^a,b   Hindell, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Demographics; Growth; Physeter macrocephalus; Sperm whale

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; GROWTH RATE; SURVIVAL; WHALE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

CETACEA; MACROCEPHALUS; MAMMALIA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3142601249     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005096     Document Type: Article

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