Scientists versus whaling: Science, advocacy, and errors of judgment

BioScience

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1137-1140

  Aron, William ^a,d   Burke, William ^b   Freeman, Milton ^c  

^a School of Marine Affairs   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d USIWC   (United States)

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EID: 0036897847     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2002)052[1137:SVWSAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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