Symmetry: The key to diagnosing propeller strike injuries in sea mammals

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-105

  Byard, Roger W ^a,b   Machado, Aaron ^b   Woolford, Lucy ^a,b   Boardman, Wayne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b The Australian Marine Wildlife Research and Rescue Organisation (AMWRRO)   (Australia)

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EID: 84874107311     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-012-9335-0     Document Type: Article

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