On a sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus washed ashore at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam

A female sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus (Fig. 1) measuring 4 m, weighing 1.5 t was washed ashore in dead condition at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam on 10-11- 2000. The length at birth of a sperm whale is about 4 meters, hence it mav be in-ferred that the present whale is a new born b...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kasinathan, C, Gandhi, V
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Cochin 2002
Subjects:
Sperm whales
Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3513/
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3513/1/Article_05.pdf
id ftcmfri:oai:eprints.cmfri.org.in:3513
record_format openpolar
spelling ftcmfri:oai:eprints.cmfri.org.in:3513 2023-05-15T17:59:18+02:00 On a sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus washed ashore at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam Kasinathan, C Gandhi, V 2002 application/pdf http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3513/ http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3513/1/Article_05.pdf en eng Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Cochin http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3513/1/Article_05.pdf Kasinathan, C and Gandhi, V (2002) On a sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus washed ashore at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 173. pp. 3-4. Sperm whales Article PeerReviewed 2002 ftcmfri 2021-01-24T16:20:04Z A female sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus (Fig. 1) measuring 4 m, weighing 1.5 t was washed ashore in dead condition at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam on 10-11- 2000. The length at birth of a sperm whale is about 4 meters, hence it mav be in-ferred that the present whale is a new born baby. Article in Journal/Newspaper Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, India: Eprints@CMFRI
institution Open Polar
collection Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, India: Eprints@CMFRI
op_collection_id ftcmfri
language English
topic Sperm whales
spellingShingle Sperm whales
Kasinathan, C
Gandhi, V
On a sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus washed ashore at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam
topic_facet Sperm whales
description A female sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus (Fig. 1) measuring 4 m, weighing 1.5 t was washed ashore in dead condition at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam on 10-11- 2000. The length at birth of a sperm whale is about 4 meters, hence it mav be in-ferred that the present whale is a new born baby.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Kasinathan, C
Gandhi, V
author_facet Kasinathan, C
Gandhi, V
author_sort Kasinathan, C
title On a sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus washed ashore at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam
title_short On a sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus washed ashore at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam
title_full On a sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus washed ashore at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam
title_fullStr On a sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus washed ashore at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam
title_full_unstemmed On a sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus washed ashore at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam
title_sort on a sperm whale physeter macrocephalus washed ashore at irumeni (palk bay) near mandapam
publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Cochin
publishDate 2002
url http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3513/
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3513/1/Article_05.pdf
genre Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm whale
genre_facet Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm whale
op_relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3513/1/Article_05.pdf
Kasinathan, C and Gandhi, V (2002) On a sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus washed ashore at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 173. pp. 3-4.
_version_ 1766168086835101696

Similar Items