A beaked whale from the Bahama Islands and comments on the distribution of Mesoplodon densirostris

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 1897

By

Moore, Joseph Curtis 1914-1995

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, [1958]

Notes

Title from caption.

"July 22, 1958."

"An occurrence of the rare beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris is reported for the Bahama Islands. Measurements of the skull of this male specimen and its proportions are presented with those of three males from other parts of the North Atlantic Ocean, showing the relationship and variation. Photographs of skull, mandible, and teeth are presented. The reported occurrence of this species in the Gulf of Mexico is shown to be unfounded. The species['] range is thought to be not cosmopolitan, but pelagic in tropical and subtropical waters, from which sick or injured individuals may drift to colder shores"--P. 11.

Subjects

59.9,53Z(729.6) , Bahamas , Blainville's beaked whale , Geographical distribution , Mammals , North Atlantic Ocean , Whales

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.1897, 1958

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 31836787