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NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE [1 record]

Record 1 2015-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The taxonomic structure of right whales had not been analyzed in a comprehensive manner for the purposes of conservation and systematics until recent genetic studies. The generally accepted analyses by Rosenbaum et al. (2000) conclude that the right whale should be regarded as three separate species as follows: the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis), the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) and the southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) ...

OBS

A mammal of the family Balaenidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Des analyses génétiques (2000) ont permis de séparer les baleines Eubalaena en trois espèces, soit la baleine noire de l'Atlantique Nord (Eubalaena glacialis), la baleine noire du Pacifique Nord (Eubalaena japonica) et la baleine franche australe (Eubalaena australis).

OBS

Mammifère de la famille des Balaenidae.

Spanish

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