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Diving patterns of an Atlantic walrus Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus near Svalbard

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  1. Norwegian Polar Research Institute, PO Box 158, N-1330, Oslo Lufthavn, Norway

    Øystein Wiig & Ian Gjertz

  2. Department of Anatomy, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 8146 Dep., N-0033, Oslo, Norway

    David Griffiths

  3. Department of Biology, Division of General Physiology, University of Oslo, PO Box 1051, N-0316, Blindem, Oslo, Norway

    Christian Lydersen

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Wiig, Ø., Gjertz, I., Griffiths, D. et al. Diving patterns of an Atlantic walrus Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus near Svalbard. Polar Biol 13, 71–72 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00236586

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