Humpback whale: Megaptera novaeangliae

Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 582-585

  Clapham, Phillip J ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 84878131672     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-373553-9.00135-8     Document Type: Chapter

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