Status of Irrawaddy dolphins Orcaella brevirostris in the upper reaches of the Ayeyarwady River, Myanmar

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 10, 2002, Pages 67-73

  Smith, Brian D ^a   Hobbs, Larry ^a  

^a Aquatic Biodiversity Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Burma; Conservation; Freshwater cetaceans; Irrawaddy River; Myanmar; Orcaella brevirostris; River dolphins

Indexed keywords

ORCAELLA BREVIROSTRIS;

EID: 0036587986     PISSN: 02172445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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