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Genetic Kinship Analyses Reveal That Gray's Beaked Whales Strand in Unrelated Groups.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jun 2017
Patel Selina, Thompson Kirsten F, Santure Anna W, Constantine Rochelle, Millar Craig D
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Some marine mammals are so rarely seen that their life history and social structure remain a mystery. Around New Zealand, Gray's beaked whales (Mesoplodon grayi) are almost never seen alive, yet they are a commonly stranded species. Gray's are unique among the beaked whales in that they frequently strand in groups, providing an opportunity to investigate their social organization. We examined group composition...
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