A biopsy system for deep-core sampling of the blubber of southern right whales, Eubalaena australis

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 206-213

  Reeb, D ^a,b   Best, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Box 61 ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SAMPLING; WHALE;

CETACEA; EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 32044466509     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00015.x     Document Type: Article

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