Distinguishing between two species of finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides and N. asiaeorientalis) in areas of sympatry

Mammalia

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 305-310

  Wang, John Y ^a,b,c,d   Yang, Shih Chu ^e   Wang, Bi J ^e   Wang, Lo S ^e  

^a FormosaCetus Research and Conservation Group   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Formosacetus Research and Conservation Group   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

external morphology; Indo Pacific finless porpoise; narrow ridged finless porpoise; Neophocaena asiaeorientalis; Neophocaena phocaenoides; species identification; sympatry

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION STATUS; DIGITAL IMAGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPH; PORPOISE; SYMPATRY; VULNERABILITY;

TAIWAN STRAIT;

NEOPHOCAENA; NEOPHOCAENA PHOCAENOIDES; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 77956789412     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2010.029     Document Type: Article

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