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Note on a skull of Hector's beaked whale Mesoplodon hectori (Gray) from the Falkland Islands

Author:: Fraser, F. C

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1950

Topic:: Hector's beaked whale; Osteology

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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A note on a beaked whale

Author:: Anderson, R. J

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1901

Topic:: Hector's beaked whale; Sowerby's beaked whale; Osteology; Skull

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--bidens

Notes:: Described as M. hectori by Anderson, who figured the skull. Corrected to M. mirus by Harmer (1919:20)

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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The teeth in "Mesoplodon hectori"

Author:: Anderson, R. J

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1904

Topic:: Stranding ?? Stranding forms; Hector's beaked whale; Cuvier's beaked whale

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Ziphius--cavirostris

Notes:: Harmer (1919:20) re-identified the specimen as Ziphius

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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First records of Mesoplodon hectori (Ziphiidae) from the northern hemisphere and a description of the adult male

Author:: Mead, J. G

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1981

Topic:: Hector's beaked whale; Stranding ?? Stranding forms; Distribution; Coloration; Osteology; Parasites; Anatomy; Reproductions; Age

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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sections on Mesoplodon hectori, M. mirus, M. europaeus, M. ginkgodens, M. grayi, M. stejnegeri, M. carlhubbsi, M. bowdoini, M. layardii, M. bidens and M. densirostris

Author:: Mead, J. G

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1990

Topic:: Hector's beaked whale; True's beaked whale; Gervais' beaked whale; Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale; Gray's beaked whale; Stejneger's beaked whale; Hubbs' beaked whale; Andrews' beaked whale; Strap-toothed whale; Sowerby's beaked whale; Dense-beaked whale; Blainville's beaked whale

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--mirus; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--europaeus; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--ginkgodens; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--grayi; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--stejnegeri; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--carlhubbsi; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--bowdoini; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--layardii; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--bidens; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--densirostris

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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On Mesoplodon and other beaked whales

Author:: Harmer, S. F

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1924

Topic:: Sowerby's beaked whale; Dense-beaked whale; Blainville's beaked whale; Gervais' beaked whale; Strap-toothed whale; Hector's beaked whale; Gray's beaked whale; Stejneger's beaked whale; Andrews' beaked whale; True's beaked whale; Arnoux's beaked whale; Cuvier's beaked whale; Northern bottlenose whale; Osteology; Systematics; Morphology--Osteology; Osteology--Skull illustration; Skull illustration

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--bidens; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--densirostris; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--europaeus; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--layardii; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--grayi; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--stejnegeri; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--bowdoini; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--mirus; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Berardius--arnuxii; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Ziphius--cavirostris; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Hyperoodon--ampullatus

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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The taxonomic status of the beaked whale, Mesoplodon hectori Gray) - Cetacea

Author:: McCann, C

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1962

Topic:: Hector's beaked whale; Systematics; Arnoux's beaked whale; Osteology; Morphology--Osteology; Osteology--Skull photographs; Skull photographs; Osteology--Skeletal illustration; Skeletal illustration; Osteology--Skull illustration; Skull illustration; Distribution; Osteology--Skull measurements; Skull measurements; Strap-toothed whale; Skull

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Berardius--arnuxii; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--layardii

Notes:: Feels that M. hectori is a junior synonym of B. arnuxii

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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Remarks on a specimen of Mesoplodon hectori

Author:: Hector, J

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1902

Topic:: Strap-toothed whale; Distribution

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--layardii

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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The Hector's beaked whale, Mesoplodon hectori, off southern South America

Author:: Goodall, R. N. P; Lichter, A. A

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1988; 1988 ms

Topic:: Hector's beaked whale; Distribution; Stranding ?? Stranding forms; Morphology--External morphology; External morphology--External morphometrics; External morphometrics; Reproductions; Feeding - Foraging; Growth, curve

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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Notes on the rare beaked whale, Mesoplodon hectori (Gray)

Author:: Mead, J. G; Baker, A. N

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1987

Topic:: Hector's beaked whale; Systematics; Morphology--External morphology; External morphology--External photographs; External photographs; Morphology--Osteology; Osteology--Skull illustration; Skull illustration; Distribution; Ecology; Feeding - Foraging; Osteology; Behavior

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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The occurrence of Hector's beaked whale Mesoplodon hectori (Gray) in South African waters

Author:: Ross, G. J. B

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1970

Topic:: Hector's beaked whale; Stranding ?? Stranding forms; Morphology--Osteology; Osteology--Skull illustration; Skull illustration; Systematics; Morphology--External morphology; External morphology--External photographs; External photographs; Osteology--Skull measurements; Skull measurements; Osteology--Skull photographs; Skull photographs; Nasal

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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Strandings of three species of Mesoplodon in Tasmania

Author:: Guiler, E. R

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1967

Topic:: Strap-toothed whale; Andrews' beaked whale; Hector's beaked whale; Gray's beaked whale; Distribution; Morphology--Osteology; Osteology--Skull measurements; Skull measurements

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--layardii; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--bowdoini; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--grayi

Notes:: Guiler's identification of the specimen of M. bowdoini was in error. Ross identified it as M. grayi (Mead 1989:363)

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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Some notes on the cetacea of the Irish Atlantic coast

Author:: Anderson, R. J

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1905

Topic:: Hector's beaked whale; Cuvier's beaked whale; Sowerby's beaked whale; Strap-toothed whale; Risso's dolphin; Grampus; Long-finned pilot whale; Pothead; Pilot whale; Blackfish

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Ziphius--cavirostris; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--bidens; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--layardii; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Delphinidae--Grampus--griseus; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Delphinidae--Globicephala--melas

Notes:: described the specimen from Aran Islands (STR01205) as a M. hectori. The photos of the skull (pl. 1) cleary show it to be a Ziphius. JCM cards agree with this

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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Distribution and exploitation of beaked whales in the northern hemisphere

Author:: Mead, J. G; Heyning, J. E; Brownell, R. L. Jr

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1988; 1988 ms

Topic:: Distribution; Catches; Whaling; Baird's beaked whale; Cuvier's beaked whale; Northern bottlenose whale; Sowerby's beaked whale; Gervais' beaked whale; Gray's beaked whale; Hubbs' beaked whale; Stejneger's beaked whale; Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale; Hector's beaked whale; Dense-beaked whale; Blainville's beaked whale; Mortality; Fishery interaction

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Berardius--bairdii; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Ziphius--cavirostris; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Hyperoodon--ampullatus; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--bidens; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--europaeus; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--grayi; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--carlhubbsi; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--stejnegeri; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--ginkgodens; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--densirostris

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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Notes on the preparations mentioned in the foregoing paper

Author:: Hector, J

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1871

Topic:: Hector's beaked whale; Morphology--Osteology; Osteology--Skull illustration; Skull illustration; Arnoux's beaked whale

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Berardius--arnuxii

Notes:: "foregoing paper" refers to Knox 1871

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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Observations on the development of the rostrum in the cetacean genus Mesoplodon, with remarks on some of the species

Author:: Forbes H O

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1893

Topic:: Osteology; Gray's beaked whale; Hector's beaked whale; Strap-toothed whale; Cuvier's beaked whale; Arnoux's beaked whale; Sowerby's beaked whale; Gervais' beaked whale; Dense-beaked whale; Blainville's beaked whale

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--grayi; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--layardii; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Ziphius--cavirostris; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Berardius--arnuxii; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Physeteridae--Physeter; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Hyperoodon; Ziphius; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Berardius; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--bidens; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--europaeus; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--densirostris

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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Consideraciones acerca de tres especies de Mesoplodon Gervais (Cetacea: Ziphiidae) presentes en las aquas Chilenas

Author:: Sielfeld, W. H

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1979

Topic:: Hector's beaked whale; Gray's beaked whale; Strap-toothed whale; Morphology--Osteology; Osteology--Skull measurements; Skull measurements; Morphology--External morphology; External morphology--External photographs; External photographs; Osteology--Skull illustration; Skull illustration

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--grayi; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--layardii

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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Notes of the Berardius of New Zealand

Author:: Gray, J. E

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1871

Topic:: Arnoux's beaked whale; Hector's beaked whale; Morphology--External morphology; External morphology--External morphometrics; External morphometrics; Osteology; Systematics

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Berardius--arnuxii; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori

Notes:: Berardius hectori n. sp

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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The systematic importance of stomach anatomy in beaked whales

Author:: Mead, J. G

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1993

Topic:: Anatomy; Sowerby's beaked whale; Hubbs' beaked whale; Dense-beaked whale; Blainville's beaked whale; Gervais' beaked whale; Hector's beaked whale; True's beaked whale; Stejneger's beaked whale; Shepherd's beaked whale; Cuvier's beaked whale; Baird's beaked whale; Stomach

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--bidens; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--carlhubbsi; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--densirostris; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--europaeus; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--mirus; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--stejnegeri; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Tasmacetus--shepherdi; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Ziphius--cavirostris; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Berardius--bairdii

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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Survey of reproductive data for the beaked whales (Ziphiidae)

Author:: Mead, J. G

Type:: Citations

Date:: 1984

Topic:: Reproductions; Age; Arnoux's beaked whale; Baird's beaked whale; Northern bottlenose whale; Southern bottlenose whale; Sowerby's beaked whale; Andrews' beaked whale; Hubbs' beaked whale; Dense-beaked whale; Blainville's beaked whale; Gervais' beaked whale; Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale; Gray's beaked whale; Hector's beaked whale; Strap-toothed whale; True's beaked whale; Longman's beaked whale; Shepherd's beaked whale; Cuvier's beaked whale

Taxonomy:: Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Berardius--arnuxii; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Berardius--bairdii; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Hyperoodon--ampullatus; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Hyperoodon--planifrons; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--bidens; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--bowdoini; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--carlhubbsi; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--densirostris; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--europaeus; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--ginkgodens; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--grayi; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--hectori; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--layardii; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Mesoplodon--mirus; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Indopacetus--pacificus; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Tasmacetus--shepherdi; Cetacea--Odontocetes--Ziphiidae--Ziphius--cavirostris

Data Source:: Marine Mammals Bibliography

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