Recapture of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, tagged in the Canadian Arctic

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 829-834

  Orr, J R ^a   St Aubin, D J ^b   Richard, P R ^a   Heide Jorgensen M P ^c  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration   (United States)

^c GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELPHINAPTERUS; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; LEUCAS;

EID: 0031704573     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00766.x     Document Type: Article

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