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Growth of fin whale in the northern Pacific

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Author:
Ohsumi [Kimura], S  Search this
Nishiwaki, M  Search this
Hibiya, T  Search this
Type:
Citations
Date:
1958
Notes:
epiphyses p. 99, 116 last to fuse were 3rd-6th thoracics. employs 4 stages to score epiphyses. good section on sexual maturity, recognizes several stages. Recognizes difference between sexual maturity and first lactation (reproduction).
Topic:
Fin whale  Search this
Finback  Search this
Age  Search this
Growth, curve  Search this
Reproductions  Search this
Taxonomy:
Cetacea--Mysticetes--Balaenopteridae--Balaenoptera--physalus
Data Source:
Marine Mammals Bibliography
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_bib_11516