Kogia breviceps pdf file

Both species tend to live in deep water usually far from shore, may dive for long periods, typically show a very low pro. In 1846, zoologist john edward gray erected the genus kogia for the pygmy sperm whale as kogia breviceps, and said it was intermediate between the sperm whale and dolphins. Mammal species of the world a taxonomic and geographic reference. Sightings of kogia whales in the western north atlantic occur in oceanic waters figure 1. Kogia breviceps pdf hydramnios in a lactating pygmy sperm whale kogia breviceps stranded in washington.

A second record of the pygmy sperm whale kogia breviceps. Pdf the stomach contents of 27 pygmy sperm whales, kogia breviceps, stranded on new zealand beaches between 1991 and 2003 are reported. A male pygmy sperm whale kogia breviceps stranded in monterey bay and. The pygmy sperm whale kogia breviceps is one of two extant species in the family. Pdf morbilliviral infection in a pygmy sperm whale. Morbilliviral infection in a pygmy sperm whale kogia breviceps from taiwanese waters article pdf available in veterinary microbiology 116.

A diminutive relative of the sperm whale and difficult to identify in the field, it is 1 of only 2 members of the genus kogia. Write a usage hint or an example and help to improve our dictionary. Long marine laboratory, university of california, santa cruz, ca 95064. You will be redirected to the full text document in the repository in a few seconds, if not click here. Hydramnios in a lactating pygmy sperm whale kogia breviceps stranded in washington. The status and natural history of pygmy kogia breviceps and dwarf. As part of boatbased sur veys of odontocete cetaceans around the main hawaiian. Ultrasonic analysis of pygmy sperm whale kogia breviceps and. In 1871, mammalogist theodore gill assigned it and euphysetes now the dwarf sperm whale, kogia sima to the subfamily kogiinae, and the sperm whale to the subfamily physeterinae. A diminutive relative of the sperm whale and difficult to identify in the field, it is 1 of only 2. Western north atlantic stock stock definition and geographic range the pygmy sperm whale kogia breviceps appears to be distributed worldwide in temperate to tropical waters caldwell and caldwell 1989.