The current status of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in German waters

Archive of Fishery and Marine Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-123

  Benke, Harald ^a   Sichert, Ursula ^b   Lick, Roland ^a   Bandomir, Bettina ^a   Weiss, Reinhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; PORPOISE; REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURITY;

BALTIC SEA, KIEL BIGHT; NORTH SEA, GERMAN BIGHT;

PHOCOENA PHOCOENA;

EID: 0031755464     PISSN: 09441921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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