Distinctive osteology of distal flipper bones of tropical bottlenose whales, Indopacetus pacificus, from Taiwan: Mother and calf, calf with polydactyly

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 398-410

  Watson, Alastair ^a,c   Kuo, Tzong Fu ^a   Yang, Wei Cheng ^a,b   Yao, Chiuo Ju ^a   Chou, Lien Siang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taiwan Cetacean Society 3F 3   (Taiwan)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BONE; JUVENILE; MORPHOLOGY; OSTEOLOGY; WHALE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

CETACEA; HYPEROODON; INDOPACETUS PACIFICUS;

EID: 42449107309     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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