Common dolphins delphinus delphis in southern Australia: A morphometric study

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-10

  Bell, Catherine H ^a   Kemper, Catherine M ^b   Conran, John G ^c  

^a BMDC   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Common dolphin; Cranial; Delphinus delphis; Geographic variation; Skull; Southern Australia

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012130772     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM02001     Document Type: Article

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