Non-metric characters in two species of Sotalia (Gray, 1866) (Cetacea, Delphinidae);Caracteres não métricos nas duas espécies de Sotalia (Gray, 1866)

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 907-917

  Fettuccia, D C ^a   da Silva, V M F ^a   Simoes Lopes P C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebrae; Morphology; Osteology; Skull; Sotalia

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; SOTALIA; SOTALIA FLUVIATILIS; SOTALIA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 70350646815     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842009000400020     Document Type: Article

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