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Introduction: Age estimation of marine mammals with a focus on monodontids
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2018
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Source: NAMMCO Sci. Publ. Volume 10
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Description:The Monodontidae is a family that exclusively inhabits the arctic regions and includes two genera, each with one species – Delphinapterus leucas, the beluga, and Monodon monoceros, the narwhal. Both species are classified as medium-sized toothed whales. The beluga, also known as the white whale, sea canary and melonhead, was first described in 1776 by Peter Simon Pallas (Mead and Brownell, 2005) The narwhal, also known as the sea unicorn, was first described by Linnaeus
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Source:NAMMCO Sci. Publ. Volume 10
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