Entanglement and mortality of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops runcatus, in recreational fishing gear in Florida

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 647-650

  Wells, Randall S ^a   Hofmann, Suzanne ^a   Moors, Tristen L ^a  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORYPHAENIDAE; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS RUNCATUS;

EID: 0031824944     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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