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Gervais’ beaked whale
Gervais’ beaked whale
(Mesoplodon europaeus)
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Pelagic:
inhabiting the open oceans.
References
IUCN Red List (November, 2004)
http://www.redlist.org
Animal Diversity Web (November, 2004)
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Mesoplodon_europaeus.html
Cetaceans of the World (November, 2004)
http://www.sci.tamucc.edu/tmmsn/29Species/gervaisbeakedwhale.html
CITES (November, 2004)
http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
The Mammals of Texas (November, 2004)
http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/mesoeuro.htm
Convention on Migratory Species (November, 2004)
http://www.cms.int/reports/small_cetaceans/data/m_europaeus/m_europaeus.htm
Gervais' Beaked Whale -
Mesoplodon europaeus
- MarineBio.org (November, 2004)
http://www.marinebio.com/species.asp?id=288
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