XXIII.—Chromosome Number in the Blue, Fin and Sperm Whales

Synopsis Testicular material from a Blue Whale ( Balœnoptera musculus Rafinesque), a Fin Whale ( Balœnoptera physalus Lacepède) and a Sperm Whale ( Physeter catodon L.), obtained 6–24 hours after death in the Antarctic during the whaling season 1946–47, showed that the testes of the first two animal...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B. Biology
Main Authors: Nowosielski-Slepowron, B. J. A., Peacock, A. D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1955
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0080455x00014661
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0080455X00014661