Comparative assessment of organochlorine concentrations in porpoise melon and blubber

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 434-444

  Gardner, S C ^a,b   Ylitalo, G M ^a   Varanasi, U ^a  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ORGANOCHLORINE; WHALE;

CUCUMIS; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 33947680273     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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