Case study: Morbidity in a pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps due to ocean-bourne plastic

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 719-722

  Stamper, M Andrew ^a,b   Whitaker, Brent R ^a   Schofield, T David ^a,c  

^a National Aquarium in Baltimore   (United States)

^b Epcot   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MORBIDITY; PLASTIC; WHALE;

CETACEA; KOGIA BREVICEPS;

EID: 33745053331     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00062.x     Document Type: Article

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