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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Abstract
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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Sperm Whale; Irumeni; Physeter macrocephalus; Mandapam |
| Subjects: | Marine Mammals > Sperm whales |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Mandapam |
| ID Code: | 3513 |
| Deposited By: | INVALID USER |
| Deposited On: | 18 Sep 2010 13:40 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2010 13:40 |
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