Cladistic analysis and a revised classification of fossil and recent mysticetes

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 875-894

  Steeman, Mette Elstrup ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cetotheriidae; Mysticeti

Indexed keywords

BALAENOPTERIDAE; CETOTHERIIDAE; ESCHRICHTIIDAE; MYSTICETI;

EID: 34547669313     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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