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Comparative analysis of the genetic structures of Kogia spp. populations in the western North Pacific.
Advances in marine biology - 1 Jan 2023
Nishida Shin, Uchimura Atsushi, Tajima Yuko, Yamada Tadasu K
Abstract excerpt
The two Kogia species, the pygmy sperm whale (K. breviceps) and the dwarf sperm whale (K. sima), have similar morphological and biological features as well as diets. Both species are deep divers, and both have wide distributions from tropical to warm-temperate zones. Although K. breviceps is larger than K. sima, there are few reports of habitat differentiation between the two species. The distribution of K....
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