Syncranial morphology of the estuarine dolphin Sotalia guianensis (P.J. van Bénéden) (Cetacea, Delphinidae);Morfologia do sincrânio do boto-cinza, Sotalia guianensis (P.J. van Bénéden) (Cetacea, Delphinidae)

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 652-660

  Simões Lopes, Paulo C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Intraspecific variations; Ontogeny; Skull morphology; Small cetaceans

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; MAMMALIA; SOTALIA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 33750387116     PISSN: 01018175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0101-81752006000300007     Document Type: Article

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