SHORT-FINNED PILOT WHALE (Globicephala macrorhynchus): Western North Atlantic Stock

There are two species of pilot whales in the western North Atlantic: the Atlantic or long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) and the short-finned pilot whale (G. macrorhynchus). These species are difficult to differentiate to the species level at sea; therefore, some of the descriptive material...

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Main Authors: Stock Definition, Geographic Range
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2005
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.294.4985
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/sars/ao2005whps-wn.pdf