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• Published in: Archives of Natural History
• Main Author: Reichenbach, Herman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Edinburgh University Press 2013
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); History; Anthropology; Sperm whale
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/anh.2013.0165; https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full-xml/10.3366/anh.2013.0165