The dammed river dolphins of Brazil: Impacts and conservation

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Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-24

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

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b CetAsia Research Group   (Canada)

^c Projeto Boto Araguaia   (Brazil)

^d TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brazil; conservation; distribution; human impact; hydroelectric dams; Inia geoffrensis; Sotalia fluviatilis

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; INIA GEOFFRENSIS; SOTALIA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 84920135000     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605314000362     Document Type: Article

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