Abstract
THE determination of the age of cetaceans is of importance for the organization of a rational exploitation of their stock. Age determination of baleen whales by the layers of ear plugs1,2 does not always give accurate results and raises several technical difficulties3.
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YABLOKOV, A., ANDREYEVA, T. Age Determination in Baleen Whales (Mystacoceti). Nature 205, 412–413 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205412a0
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