Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris in the Cambodian Mekong River: An initial survey

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Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 301-310

  Baird, Ian G ^a,c   Beasley, Isabel L ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Global Association for People and the Environment (GAPE)   (Laos)

^d Mekong Dolphin Conservation Project   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Cetacea; Fish conservation zones; Fisheries co management; Irrawaddy dolphin; Laos; Mekong River; Orcaella brevirostris

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; DOLPHIN; HABITAT; RIVER BASIN; RIVER SYSTEM; SURVIVAL;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; AYEYARWADY; BAY OF BENGAL; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDONESIA; KALIMANTAN; MAHAKAM DELTA; MEKONG RIVER; MYANMAR; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; ORCAELLA; ORCAELLA BREVIROSTRIS;

EID: 33645908364     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003060530500089X     Document Type: Article

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