Fetal growth of narwhals (Monodon monoceros)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 659-664

  Heide Jorgensen M P ^a   Garde, E ^b  

^a GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PACK ICE; PHILOPATRY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; WHALE;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; BAFFIN BAY [ARCTIC OCEAN]; CANADA; DAVIS STRAIT; GREENLAND; GREENLAND SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

MONODON; MONODON MONOCEROS;

EID: 79960420757     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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