Phylogenetic trees provide a powerful framework for testing macroevolutionary hypotheses,
but it is becoming increasingly apparent that inferences derived from extant species alone …

Two types of Berardius are recognised by local whalers in Hokkaido, Japan. The first is the
ordinary Baird's beaked whale, B. bairdii, whereas the other is much smaller and entirely …

There are two recognized species in the genus Berardius, Baird's and Arnoux's beaked
whales. In Japan, whalers have traditionally recognized two forms of Baird's beaked whales …

Cetaceans inhabit oceans throughout the world. Four specific odontocetes, namely Cuvier's
beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris), Indo Pacific finless porpoise (Neophocaena …

The only book dedicated to the mysterious beaked whale, this beautiful volume combines
full-color illustrations with fascinating facts. Beaked whales have been shrouded in mystery …

Seven Longman's beaked whales (Indopacetus pacificus) stranded together in southern
New Caledonia on 16 November 2013 (one adult male, two adult females, two subadult …

A new species of a beaked whale that belongs to the extant genus Berardius is described
from the Middle to Late Miocene boundary age Tsurushi Formation (ca 12.3–11.5 Ma) on the …

Of the 91 known species of living cetaceans, 25% are beaked whales in the Family
Ziphiidae (I ni= 23). Baird's beaked whale is well known acoustically (Baumann-Pickering et …

The ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) is one of the least-known
cetaceans in the world, with a formerly recognised distribution that included temperate …

Among the 15 currently recognized species of mesoplodont beaked whales (Ziphiidae,
Mesoplodon spp.), only adult males have functional teeth, and these have been reduced to …