XLI.—The Skeleton of a Sowerby's Whale (Mesoplodon bidens) stranded at St Andrews, and the Morphology of the Manus in Mesoplodon, Hyperoodon and the Delphinidæ
In May 1908 an adult female Sowerby's whale, Mesoplodon bidens, was stranded in St Andrews Bay, about a mile from the clubhouse. Its capture and external characters were recorded by Professor W. C. M‘Intosh in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History , December 1908. The skeleton was obtained...
| Published in: | Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1909
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0370164600009184 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0370164600009184 |
| Summary: | In May 1908 an adult female Sowerby's whale, Mesoplodon bidens, was stranded in St Andrews Bay, about a mile from the clubhouse. Its capture and external characters were recorded by Professor W. C. M‘Intosh in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History , December 1908. The skeleton was obtained by him for the Gatty Marine Laboratory, and at his request I have examined and prepared this report on its characters. |
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