Digital photography improves efficiency of individual dolphin identification

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 217-223

  Markowitz, Tim M ^a   Harlin, April D ^a   Würsig, Bernd ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; DOLPHIN; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

EID: 0037231242     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01103.x     Document Type: Article

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