Botos(Inia geoffrensis) in the upper reaches of the tocantins river (Central Brazil) with observations of unusual behavior, including object carrying

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 435-440

  Araújo, Claryana C ^a,b   Wang, John Y ^c,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b Boto Araguaia Project   (Brazil)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d FormosaCetus Research and Conservation Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INIA GEOFFRENSIS;

EID: 84869761096     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.38.4.2012.435     Document Type: Note

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