A description of the first intact dwarf sperm whale from the south china sea and a review of documented specimens of the kogiidae (Cetacea) from Hong Kong

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 127-135

  Porter, L ^a   Morton, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Kogia; Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm whales; Skull measurements; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748360753     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477200003001038     Document Type: Article

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