Encounters with Toothed Whales in Sweden (Zahnwalfunde in Schweden)

The author made a study of encounters with toothed whales along the Swedish coast. Only two species, the harbor porpoise (Phocaena phocaena) and the long-finned dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris), are indigenous to the area. Other toothed whales are encountered much less frequently and only at irr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lepiksaar,Johannes
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
Biological Oceanography
*Whales
*North Sea
*Sweden
Migration
Distribution
Dolphins(Mammals)
Coastal regions
Translations
Netherlands
Phocaena phocaena
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
toothed whale
toothed whales
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0784698
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0784698
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Summary:The author made a study of encounters with toothed whales along the Swedish coast. Only two species, the harbor porpoise (Phocaena phocaena) and the long-finned dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris), are indigenous to the area. Other toothed whales are encountered much less frequently and only at irregular intervals. An extensive list of toothed whale finds made in Sweden is given, except for the two indigenous species. Trans. of Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde (Netherlands) n36 p3-16 1966, by V. Astvazaturov.

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