Zoogeography of cetaceans off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 173-190

  Mignucci Giannoni, Antonio A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b Caribbean Stranding Network   (Puerto Rico)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 0032467506     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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