Development of tusks and associated structures in Mesoplodon bidens (Cetaceae, Mammalia)

Mammalia

Volumn 68, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 175-184

  Macleod, Colin D ^a   Herman, Jerry S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cetacea; Growth; Sexual dimorphism; Tusks

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; GROWTH; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; BIDENS; BROSME BROSME; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; MESOPLODON; MESOPLODON BIDENS; VERTEBRATA; ZIPHIIDAE;

EID: 7644231370     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2004.018     Document Type: Article

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