Catalog of Osteological Collections of Aquatic Mammals from Mexico
This paper compiles available information on osteological and other anatomical specimens of at least 51 species of aquatic mammals (34 extant, one recently extinct and 16 fossil) collected in Mexico between 1868 and 1990 and housed in 29 scientific institutions (18 in the USA, ninein Mexico, one in...
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ftoceandocs:oai:aquadocs.org:1834/20510 2023-05-15T15:36:15+02:00 Catalog of Osteological Collections of Aquatic Mammals from Mexico Vidal, Omar 1991 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20510 en eng NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA Technical Report NMFS http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/tr97.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20510 http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/2718 403 2011-09-29 18:32:03 2718 United States National Marine Fisheries Service Ecology Fisheries monograph 1991 ftoceandocs 2023-04-06T17:01:39Z This paper compiles available information on osteological and other anatomical specimens of at least 51 species of aquatic mammals (34 extant, one recently extinct and 16 fossil) collected in Mexico between 1868 and 1990 and housed in 29 scientific institutions (18 in the USA, ninein Mexico, one in the Netherlands, and one in England). These collections contain a total of 1427 specimens representing 10 families of odontocetes (Squalodontidaet , Rhabdosteidaet , Pontoporiidae, Albireonidaet , Monodontidae, Phocoenidae, Delphinidae, Ziphiidae, Kogiidae, and Physeteridae), three of mysticetes (Cetotheridaet , Eschrichtiidae, and Balaenopteridae), threeof carnivores (Otariidae, Phocidae, and Mustelidae) and one of sirenians (Trichechidae). Of the aquatic mammals recorded from Mexico, seven species are not represented by specimens (Stenella frontalis, Lagenodelphis hosei, Feresa attenuata, Hyperoodon sp., Eubalaena glacialis, Balaenoptera borealis, and Enhydra lutris). (PDF file contains 40 pages.) Book Balaenoptera borealis Eubalaena glacialis IODE-UNESCO: OceanDocs - E-Repository of Ocean Publications |
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This paper compiles available information on osteological and other anatomical specimens of at least 51 species of aquatic mammals (34 extant, one recently extinct and 16 fossil) collected in Mexico between 1868 and 1990 and housed in 29 scientific institutions (18 in the USA, ninein Mexico, one in the Netherlands, and one in England). These collections contain a total of 1427 specimens representing 10 families of odontocetes (Squalodontidaet , Rhabdosteidaet , Pontoporiidae, Albireonidaet , Monodontidae, Phocoenidae, Delphinidae, Ziphiidae, Kogiidae, and Physeteridae), three of mysticetes (Cetotheridaet , Eschrichtiidae, and Balaenopteridae), threeof carnivores (Otariidae, Phocidae, and Mustelidae) and one of sirenians (Trichechidae). Of the aquatic mammals recorded from Mexico, seven species are not represented by specimens (Stenella frontalis, Lagenodelphis hosei, Feresa attenuata, Hyperoodon sp., Eubalaena glacialis, Balaenoptera borealis, and Enhydra lutris). (PDF file contains 40 pages.) |
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Vidal, Omar |
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Vidal, Omar |
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Catalog of Osteological Collections of Aquatic Mammals from Mexico |
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Catalog of Osteological Collections of Aquatic Mammals from Mexico |
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Catalog of Osteological Collections of Aquatic Mammals from Mexico |
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Catalog of Osteological Collections of Aquatic Mammals from Mexico |
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Catalog of Osteological Collections of Aquatic Mammals from Mexico |
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catalog of osteological collections of aquatic mammals from mexico |
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NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service |
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1991 |
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Balaenoptera borealis Eubalaena glacialis |
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Balaenoptera borealis Eubalaena glacialis |
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http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/2718 403 2011-09-29 18:32:03 2718 United States National Marine Fisheries Service |
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NOAA Technical Report NMFS http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/tr97.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20510 |
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