Evaluation of bowhead whale status: Reply to Taylor

Conservation Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 918-920

  Shelden, Kim E W ^a   Rugh, David J ^a   DeMaster, Douglas P ^a   Gerber, Leah R ^b  

^a NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALAENA MYSTICETUS; CETACEA;

EID: 0037904298     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2003.03003.x     Document Type: Note

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