Blue whale: Balaenoptera musculus

Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 120-124

  Sears, Richard ^a   Perrin, William F ^b  

^a MINGAN ISLAND CETACEAN STUDY   (Canada)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 77952303587     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-373553-9.00033-X     Document Type: Chapter

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