Organisms

Bottle-Nosed Dolphin

The species Tursiops truncatus, in the family Delphinidae, characterized by a bottle-shaped beak and slightly hooked broad dorsal fin.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The species Tursiops truncatus, in the family Delphinidae, characterized by a bottle-shaped beak and slightly hooked broad dorsal fin.

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Synonyms

19 entry terms
  • Bottle-Nose Dolphins
  • Bottle-Nosed Dolphins
  • Bottlenose Dolphins
  • Bottlenosed Dolphin
  • Tursiops truncatus
  • Bottle Nose Dolphins
  • Bottle Nosed Dolphin
  • Bottle Nosed Dolphins
  • Bottle-Nose Dolphin
  • Bottlenose Dolphin
  • Bottlenosed Dolphins
  • Dolphin, Bottle-Nose
  • Dolphin, Bottle-Nosed
  • Dolphin, Bottlenose
  • Dolphin, Bottlenosed
  • Dolphins, Bottle-Nose
  • Dolphins, Bottle-Nosed
  • Dolphins, Bottlenose
  • Dolphins, Bottlenosed

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2006; use DOLPHINS 1998-2005

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Previous Indexing

  • Dolphins (1966-2005)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.875w.267w.100w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bottle-Nosed Dolphin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D050681. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D050681
  2. Bottle-Nosed Dolphin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_bottlenose_dolphin
  3. Bottle-Nosed Dolphin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174199