As graduate students, we are influenced by those who have come before us. Although neither of us were fortunate enough to have meet Ken Norris in person, his work encouraged us to study cetaceans, and he serves as an inspiration to a new generation of researchers.
HEAD-BUTTING IN NORTHERN BOTTLENOSE WHALES (HYPEROODON AMPULLATUS): A POSSIBLE FUNCTION FOR BIG HEADS?†
Article first published online: 26 AUG 2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00896.x
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Gowans, S. and Rendell, L. (1999), HEAD-BUTTING IN NORTHERN BOTTLENOSE WHALES (HYPEROODON AMPULLATUS): A POSSIBLE FUNCTION FOR BIG HEADS?. Marine Mammal Science, 15: 1342–1350. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00896.x
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 26 AUG 2006
- Article first published online: 26 AUG 2006
- Received 2 February 1999. Accepted 19 April 1999.
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