Morphological evidence for the phylogeny of Cetacea

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 23-129

  Geisler, Jonathan H ^a   Sanders, Albert E ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Charleston Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

Cetacea; Morphology; Mysticeti; Odontoceti; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BALAENIDAE; BALAENOPTERIDAE; BULLA; CETACEA; CETOTHERIIDAE; ESCHRICHTIIDAE; INIA; LIPOTES; MYSTICETI; NEOBALAENIDAE; ODONTOCETI; PHYSETERIDAE; PLATANISTIDAE; SIGMOIDEA; SQUALODONTIDAE; ZIPHIIDAE;

EID: 3543021552     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025552007291     Document Type: Article

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