Does radio tagging affect the survival or reproduction of small cetaceans? A test

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-24

  Martin, A R ^a,d   Da Silva, V M F ^b   Rothery, P R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment; Boto; Dolphin; Inia geoffrensis; Instrumentation; Reproduction; Survival; Tagging effects

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; CETACEAN; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TAGGING;

AMAZON RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

CETACEA; INIA GEOFFRENSIS;

EID: 32044465562     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00002.x     Document Type: Article

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