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Lack of knowledge threatens beaked whales
Li, S.; Rosso, M. (2021). Lack of knowledge threatens beaked whales. Science (Wash.) 371(6531): 791. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abg8922
In: Science (Washington). American Association for the Advancement of Science: New York, N.Y. ISSN 0036-8075; e-ISSN 1095-9203, more
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    Mesoplodon ginkgodens Nishiwaki & Kamiya, 1958 [WoRMS]; Mesoplodon hotaula Deraniyagala, 1963 [WoRMS]
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  • Li, S.
  • Rosso, M.
Abstract
    Beaked whales represent about one quarter of known extant cetacean species, but they are the least understood among large mammals. All known beaked whale species are listed on either Appendix I or II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1). The recent discovery of a possible new species of beaked whale in Mexico (2) and the live sighting of a mysterious beaked whale identified as either Mesoplodon hotaula or Mesoplodon ginkgodens in the South China Sea (3) have highlighted how little we know about these whales.
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