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. 2013 Jan 16;8(1):e52770. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052770

Figure 1. Example species of beaked whales occurring in the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem.

Figure 1

(a) group of Baird's beaked whales, Berardius bairdii; (b) Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris, the most abundant species in our study system; (c) Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris, a warmer-water species rare in our study area (Photo credits – a: Bob Pitman, SWFSC; b and c: Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation).