Lateral mandibular wall thickness in Tursiops truncatus: Variation due to sex and age

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 491-497

  Nummela, Sirpa ^a   Kosove, Jason E ^a   Lancaster, Terry E ^a   Thewissen, J G M ^a  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Bottlenose dolphin; Hearing; Intraspecific variation; Mandible; Scaling; Sex; Thickness; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

AGE; CETACEAN; MARINE MAMMAL; SEX ROLE;

CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; MAMMALIA; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 3943112382     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2004.tb01174.x     Document Type: Article

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