A dwarf form of killer whale in Antarctica

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-48

  Pitman, Robert L ^a   Perryman, Wayne L ^a   LeRoi, Don ^b   Eilers, Erik ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial photogrammetry; Antarctica; Cetacea; Dwarf form; Killer whale; Morphometrics; Orcinus orca

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOMETRY; NEW RECORD; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SIZE; WHALE;

ANTARCTICA; ASIA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; ORCINUS; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 33847681839     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-118R1.1     Document Type: Article

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