Growth and reproduction of the finless porpoise in southern China

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 10, 2002, Pages 105-113

  Jefferson, Thomas A ^a   Robertson, Kelly M ^a   Wang, John Y ^a  

^a Ocean Park Conservation Foundation   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Finless porpoise; Fujian Province; Growth; Hong Kong; Life history; Reproduction; Sexual maturity; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

NEOPHOCAENA PHOCAENOIDES; PHOCOENIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036588086     PISSN: 02172445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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