Social and Behavioural Factors in Cetacean Responses to Overexploitation: Are Odontocetes Less “Resilient” Than Mysticetes?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Marine Biology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1687-9481,1687-949X
DOI: 10.1155/2012/567276