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On a sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus washed ashore at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3513/
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On a sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus washed ashore at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam |
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| Creator |
Kasinathan, C
Gandhi, V |
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Sperm whales
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| 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. |
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Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Cochin
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2002
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Article
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application/pdf
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en
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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. |
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