Geographic variation of skeletal ontogeny and skull shape in the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 869-879

  Galatius, A ^a,b   Gol'din, P E ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c TAURIDA NATIONAL V I VERNADSKY UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; DIVERGENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; ONTOGENY; PEDOMORPHOSIS; PORPOISE; PREY AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SKULL; SUBSPECIES; UPWELLING;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLACK SEA; CALIFORNIA; GREENLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF AZOV; UNITED STATES; WEST GREENLAND;

PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA VOMERINA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 80052292626     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z11-059     Document Type: Article

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