Sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates) on a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and a review of other Cetacean-Remora associations

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 859-863

  Fertl, D ^a,b   Landry Jr , A M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 0032981926     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00849.x     Document Type: Note

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