Recent strandings of sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, in southern Peru

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https://doi.org/10.5597/00236

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Strandings

Abstract

Author reports on a stranding of a female sperm whale in the Peruvian southern coast and review other similar events.

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Jose Pizarro-Neyra, Asociación para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Biológicas en el Perú-ADCBP

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https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-373553-9.00248-0

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2018-03-02

How to Cite

Pizarro-Neyra, J. (2018). Recent strandings of sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, in southern Peru. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 12(1-2), 50-52. https://doi.org/10.5597/00236

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