Status and distribution of the endangered Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) in the Brahmaputra River within India in 2005

Current Science

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1143-1151

  Wakid, Abdul ^a  

^a Survey   (India)

Author keywords

Brahmaputra river; Conservation; Depth; Distribution; Gangetic dolphin; Population status

Indexed keywords

PLATANISTA GANGETICA; PLATANISTA GANGETICA GANGETICA;

EID: 71849098085     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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