BLAINVILLE’S BEAKED WHALE (Mesoplodon densirostris): Northern Gulf of Mexico Stock

Three species of Mesoplodon are known to occur in the Gulf of Mexico, based on stranding or sighting data (Hansen et al. 1995; Würsig et al. 2000). These are Blainville's beaked whale (M. densirostris), Gervais ' beaked whale (M. europaeus) and Sowerby's beaked whale (M. bidens). Sowe...

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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=10.1.1.298.9418
http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/publications/tm/tm194/pdfs/194.pdf