From captivity to the wild and back: An attempt to release keiko the killer whale

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 693-705

  Simon, M ^a,b   Hanson, M B ^c   Murrey, L ^d   Tougaard, J ^e   Ugarte, F ^a  

^a GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^d Moeller Design and Development   (United States)

^e NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; CAPTIVITY; WHALE; WIND POWER;

ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 67849083383     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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