Giant Epiphyses in a Ross Seal

THE Ross Seal (Ommatophoca rossi) is a relatively little-known animal and it was not until recently, when the British Museum (Natural History) received two frozen specimens from the British Antarctic Survey, that any detailed investigation of it could be attempted. Several curious characters have be...

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Published in:Nature
Main Author: King, Judith E.
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Published: 1965
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Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526806/
https://doi.org/10.1038/205515a0
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spelling ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:526806 2023-05-15T13:41:44+02:00 Giant Epiphyses in a Ross Seal King, Judith E. 1965 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526806/ https://doi.org/10.1038/205515a0 unknown King, Judith E. 1965 Giant Epiphyses in a Ross Seal. Nature, 205 (4970). 515-516. https://doi.org/10.1038/205515a0 <https://doi.org/10.1038/205515a0> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1965 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1038/205515a0 2023-02-04T19:50:09Z THE Ross Seal (Ommatophoca rossi) is a relatively little-known animal and it was not until recently, when the British Museum (Natural History) received two frozen specimens from the British Antarctic Survey, that any detailed investigation of it could be attempted. Several curious characters have been noted in the first of these seals to be dissected, including a peculiarity of the flippers. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic British Antarctic Survey Ommatophoca rossi Ross Seal Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Nature 205 4970 515 516
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description THE Ross Seal (Ommatophoca rossi) is a relatively little-known animal and it was not until recently, when the British Museum (Natural History) received two frozen specimens from the British Antarctic Survey, that any detailed investigation of it could be attempted. Several curious characters have been noted in the first of these seals to be dissected, including a peculiarity of the flippers.
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