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Reproduction in Wild and Captive Dolphins

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Gonadal changes and characteristics of the corpora albicantia provide information on reproductive activities in wild and captive dolphins.

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  1. Anatomy School, University of Cambridge,

    RICHARD J. HARRISON

  2. Cetacean Research Laboratory, Little Company of Mary Hospital, California

    R. C. BOICE & R. L. BROWNELL jun.

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HARRISON, R., BOICE, R. & BROWNELL, R. Reproduction in Wild and Captive Dolphins. Nature 222, 1143–1147 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2221143b0

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