Age and growth of the estuarine dolphin on the Parana coast, southern Brazil - Sotalia guianensis - Cetacea, Delphinidae
Fishery Bulletin, April, 2003 by Fernando Cesar Weber Rosas, Andre Silva Barreto, Emygdio Leite de Araujo Monteiro-Filho
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Manuscript accepted 28 December 2002.
Manuscript received 31 December 2002 at NMFS Scientific Publications Office.
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