Global effort allocation in marine mammal research indicates geographical, taxonomic and extinction risk-related biases

Mammal Review

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 54-62

  Jarić, Ivan ^a   Knežević Jarić, Jelena ^a   Gessner, Jörn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cetacean; Dolphin; Pinniped; Seal; Whale

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 84919722751     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mam.12032     Document Type: Review

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