Open Journal of Animal Sciences
Vol.6 No.2(2016), Paper ID 65685, 6
pages
DOI:10.4236/ojas.2016.62016
Sexual Dimorphism in Pelvic Bone Shape of the North Pacific Common Minke Whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Naoko Miyakawa, Toshiya Kishiro, Yoshihiro Fujise, Gen Nakamura, Hidehiro Kato
Laboratory of Cetacean Biology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Yokohama, Japan
Institute of Cetacean Research, Tokyo, Japan
Laboratory of Cetacean Biology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Laboratory of Cetacean Biology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Copyright © 2016 Naoko Miyakawa, Toshiya Kishiro, Yoshihiro Fujise, Gen Nakamura, Hidehiro Kato et al. This is
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How to Cite this Article
Miyakawa, N. , Kishiro, T. , Fujise, Y. , Nakamura, G. and Kato, H. (2016) Sexual Dimorphism in Pelvic Bone Shape of the North Pacific Common Minke Whales (
Balaenoptera acutorostrata).
Open Journal of Animal Sciences,
6, 131-136. doi:
10.4236/ojas.2016.62016.