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A new species of baleen whale ( Balaenoptera ) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a review of its geographic distribution

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  • 1. Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Lafayette, Louisiana
  • 2. National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
  • 3. Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Pascagoula, Mississippi

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Rosel, Patricia E., Wilcox, Lynsey A., Yamada, Tadasu K., Mullin, Keith D. (2021): A new species of baleen whale ( Balaenoptera ) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a review of its geographic distribution. Marine Mammal Science 126 (5): 644-645, DOI: 10.1111/mms.12776, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12776

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