Short-term survival of severe propeller strike injuries and observations on wound progression in a bottlenose dolphin

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 294-302

  Dwyer, Sl ^a   Kozmian Ledward, L ^b   Stockin, Ka ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

vessel collision

Indexed keywords

COLLISION; DOLPHIN; INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; VESSEL; WOUNDING;

HAURAKI GULF; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

CETACEA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 84901648031     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2013.866578     Document Type: Article

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