Changing occurrence of epidermal lesions in wild bottlenose dolphins

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 205, Issue , 2000, Pages 283-290

  Wilson, B ^a   Grellier, K ^a   Hammond, P S ^a   Brown, G ^a   Thompson, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Disease; North Sea; Photo identification; Pollution

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; DOLPHIN; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LESION;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0034687288     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps205283     Document Type: Article

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