Elektra balinası

Elektra balinası (Peponocephala electra; diğer isimleri Çok dişli siyahbalık ve Kavun başlı balina) (Delphinidae) ailesine mensup bir (Cetacea). Cüce katil balina ve pilot balina  ile benzerdir, genel olarak bu yunus cinslerinin ismi siyah balıklar olarak adlandırılır. Ayrıca Yalancı katil balina ile de ilişkilidir. Elektra balinaları daha çok tropikal sularda bulunurlar fakat derin suları tercih ettikleri için insanlar tarafından çok fazla gözlemlenemezler.

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Dış bağlantılar 
 BBC: Hundreds of whales rescued in Philippines 
 Aschettino, J.M. 2010. Population size and structure of melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra) around the main Hawaiian Islands: evidence of multiple populations based on photographic data. M.Sc. Thesis, Hawai‘i Pacific University. 117 pp.
 Baird, R.W., J.M. Aschettino, D.J. McSweeney, D.L. Webster, G.S. Schorr, S. Baumann-Pickering and S.D. Mahaffy. 2010. Melon-headed whales in the Hawaiian archipelago: an assessment of population structure and long-term site fidelity based on photo-identification.
 Southall, B.L., R. Braun, F.M.D. Gulland, A.D. Heard, R.W. Baird, S.M. Wilkin, and T.K. Rowles. 2006. Hawaiian melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) mass stranding event of July 3–4, 2004. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-OPR-31.
 Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Conservation of the Manatee and Small Cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia .
 Official webpage of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and Their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region

Konuyla ilgili yayınlar 
 Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. & Pitman, R.L. (2008). Peponocephala electra. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 24 March 2009. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
 National Audubon Society: Guide to Marine Mammals of the World ISBN 0-375-41141-0
 Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals ISBN 0-12-551340-2
 Watkins, WILLIAM A., et al. "Observations of Peponocephala electra, the melon-headed whale, in the southeastern Caribbean." Caribbean Journal of Science 33 (1997): 34-40.
 Reeves, Randall R., et al. Guide to Marine Mammals of the World. Andrew Stewart Publishing, Inc. (2002). Print.
 McFee, Wayne E., James W. B. Powell, and David S. Rotstein. "First Records Of The 	Melon-Headed Whale (Peponocephala Electra) And The Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus Acutus) In South Carolina." Southeastern Naturalist 11.1 (2012): 23-34. Academic Search Premier. Web. 27 Mar. 2015.
 Wardle, William J., Todd A. Haney, and Graham A. J. Worthy. "New Host Record For The Whale Louse Isocyamus Delphinii(Amphipoda, Cyamidae)." Crustaceana 73.5 (2000): 639. Academic Search Premier. Web. 27 Mar. 2015.
 Brownell Jr, Robert L., et al. "Behavior of melon‐headed whales, Peponocephala electra, near oceanic islands." Marine Mammal Science 25.3 (2009): 639-658.

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