Odontoceti

References

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Information on the Internet

• The Firecracker Whale. A Compilation of Available Information on Kogia breviceps, the Pygmy Sperm Whale.
• The Twists in the Narwhal's Horn. Alaska Science Forum.
• Charlotte, The Vermont Whale. Website about a fossil beluga whale. University of Vermont.
• Saint Lawrence BelugasProgram. Universit? de Montr?al.
• Dolphin Study Group Online. National University of Singapore.
• The Dolphin Institute.
• Talamanca Dolphin Foundation.
• Dolphins: Oracles of the Sea. ThinkQuest Library.
• Dolphins. Hawaii's Marine Wildlife. Earthtrust, Kailua, Hawaii.
• Dolphins Around the World.
• Fundacion Orca Patagonia - Ant?rtida. Observation program and study of behavior of orcas in the wild.
• OrcaLab. Long-term study of orcas in British Columbia, Canada.
• Killer Whale Biology. Eric Poncelet.
• Popoise Science and Conservation.