Susu and Bhulan: Platanista gangetica gangetica and P. g. minor

Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1135-1139

  Smith, Brian D ^a   Braulik, Gillian T ^b,c  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b The Pakistan Wetlands Programme   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84875859213     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-373553-9.00261-3     Document Type: Chapter

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