Injury and subsequent healing of a propeller strike injury to a Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 382-387

  Elwen, Simon H ^a   Leeney, Ruth H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALORHYNCHUS HEAVISIDII;

EID: 78649911103     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.36.4.2010.382     Document Type: Note

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