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Descriptor English: Whales, Pilot
Descriptor Spanish: Calderón
Descriptor calderón
Entry term(s) Globicephala
calderones
globicefalinos
Scope note: Género Globicephala de la familia Delphinidae, que consta de dos especies de DELFINES. Son casi enteramente negros, con un aspecto robusto y frente bulbosa.
Descriptor Portuguese: Baleias Piloto
Descriptor French: Globicéphales
Entry term(s): Globicephala
Globicephala macrorhynchus
Globicephala melaena
Globicephala melas
Pilot Whale
Pilot Whales
Whale, Pilot
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.875.267.920
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050686
Scope note: The genus Globicephala, in the family Delphinidae, consisting of two species of DOLPHINS. They are mostly black with a stocky shape and bulbous foreheads.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Dolphins (1990-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006; use DOLPHINS 1998-2005
History Note: 2006; use DOLPHINS 1998-2005
DeCS ID: 50386
Unique ID: D050686
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2017/07/13
Whales, Pilot - Preferred
Concept UI M0006714
Scope note The genus Globicephala, in the family Delphinidae, consisting of two species of DOLPHINS. They are mostly black with a stocky shape and bulbous foreheads.
Preferred term Whales, Pilot
Entry term(s) Globicephala
Pilot Whale
Pilot Whales
Whale, Pilot
Globicephala melas - Narrower
Concept UI M0477201
Preferred term Globicephala melas
Entry term(s) Globicephala melaena
Globicephala macrorhynchus - Narrower
Concept UI M0477200
Preferred term Globicephala macrorhynchus



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