Rehabilitation and release of marine mammals in the United States: Concerns from Alaska

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 994-999

  Quakenbush, Lori ^a   Beckmen, Kimberlee ^a   Brower, Charles D N ^b  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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MAMMALIA;

EID: 70350520015     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00283.x     Document Type: Letter

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