The group strikes back: Follow protocols for behavioral research on cetaceans

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 664-670

  Whitehead, Hal ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CETACEAN; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; MARINE MAMMAL;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 3943110314     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2004.tb01186.x     Document Type: Letter

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