Title
A beaked whale from the Bahama Islands and comments on the distribution of Mesoplodon densirostris
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 1897
By
Moore, Joseph Curtis 1914-1995
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, [1958]
Notes
Title from caption.
"July 22, 1958."
"An occurrence of the rare beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris is reported for the Bahama Islands. Measurements of the skull of this male specimen and its proportions are presented with those of three males from other parts of the North Atlantic Ocean, showing the relationship and variation. Photographs of skull, mandible, and teeth are presented. The reported occurrence of this species in the Gulf of Mexico is shown to be unfounded. The species['] range is thought to be not cosmopolitan, but pelagic in tropical and subtropical waters, from which sick or injured individuals may drift to colder shores"--P. 11.
Subjects
59.9,53Z(729.6)
,
Bahamas
,
Blainville's beaked whale
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Geographical distribution
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Mammals
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North Atlantic Ocean
,
Whales
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.1897, 1958
Language
English
Identifiers
OCLC:
31836787
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