Human peak experience triggered by encounters with cetaceans

Anthrozoos

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 89-103

  DeMares, Ryan ^a  

^a Dolphin Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; LEUCAS; ORCINUS ORCA; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0034415558     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279300786999914     Document Type: Article

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