Sperm and pigmy sperm whales stranded in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date
1960
Authors
Inglis, A.
Seibenaler, J.B.
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Abstract
The first documented winter strandings of the sperm whale (Physeter catodon) along the Gulf of Mexico are reported. Two additional records for the pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) are provided, including one from Galveston, Texas.
Description
p. 136-138.
Keywords
marine mammals, stranding, Physeter catadon, Kogia breviceps, sperm whales, pygmy sperm whales, biogeography, cetaceans