Narwhal: Monodon monoceros

Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 754-758

  Heide Jorgensen M P ^a  

^a GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

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EID: 84860614465     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-373553-9.00177-2     Document Type: Chapter

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