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Atlantic white-sided dolphin
Atlantic white-sided dolphin
(Lagenorhynchus acutus)
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Information authenticated by WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.
http://www.wdcs.org
References
IUCN Red List (November, 2008)
http://www.iucnredlist.org
Carwardine, M., Hoyt, E., Fordyce, R.E. and and Gill, P. (1998)
Whales and Dolphins, the Ultimate Guide to Marine Mammals
.Harper Collins Publishers, London.
UKBAP (June, 2002)
http://www.ukbap.org.uk/UKPlans.aspx?ID=337
WDCS (June, 2002)
http://www.wdcs.org
Cetacea.org (June, 2002)
http://www.cetacea.org/aside.htm
Carwardine, M. (1995)
Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
.Dorling Kindersley, London.
Animal Diversity Web (June, 2002)
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/lagenorhynchus/l._acutus$narrative.html
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