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Delphinapterus leucas

Known as: White whale, Whales, White, White Whales 
The species Delphinapterus leucas, in the family Monodontidae, found primarily in the Arctic Ocean and adjoining seas. They are small WHALES lacking… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Impairment of cellular immunity in west Greenland sledge dogs (Canis familiaris) dietary exposed to polluted minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) blubber.
Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) blubber is rich in organohalogen contaminants, mercury, and n-3 fatty acids. In the… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Surfacing Times and Dive Rates for Narwhals ( Monodon monoceros ) and Belugas ( Delphinapterus leucas )
Time spent at and near the sea surface was measured for 25 narwhals, Monodon monoceros, and 39 belugas or white whales… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
High levels of PCB and p, p'-DDE found in the blubber of killer whales (Orcinus orca)
1999
1999
Molecular cloning and characterization of CD4 in an aquatic mammal, the white whale Delphinapterus leucas
Abstract Given the importance of the cell surface recognition protein, CD4, in immune function, the cloning and characterization… 
1999
1999
Abiotrophia balaenopterae sp. nov., isolated from the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata).
Phenotypic and phylogenetic studies were performed on a hitherto undescribed micro-organism isolated from a minke whale… 
1994
1994
Ice entrapments of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) and white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Greenland
Information on historical and recent ice entrapments of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) and white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in… 
1994
1994
Gastric Papillomas in Eight St. Lawrence Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus Leucas)
22. Ruff, MD: 1991, Nematodes and acanthocephalans. In: Diseases of poultry, ed. Calnek BW, Barnes HJ, Beard CW, et al., 9th ed… 
1994
1994
PCB's and other organochlorine contaminants in white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from West Greenland: variations with age and sex
Blubber samples from 138 white whales from two locations in West Greenland (the Nuussuaq area, ea. 74°N, 58°W, and the Disko Bugt… 
1992
1992
Thyroid hormone balance in beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas: dynamics after capture and influence of thyrotropin.
Ten beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, were captured in the Churchill River, Manitoba, held for up to five days, and then… 
1984
1984
Benthic Prey in a Bowhead Whale from the Northern Bering Sea
Stomach contents were examined from a bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus , killed at Gambell, Alaska, on 1 May 1982. It contained… 
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