Taxonomic revision of the South Asian River dolphins ( Platanista ): Indus and Ganges River dolphins are separate species

Braulik, Gill T.; I. Archer, Frederick; Khan, Uzma; Imran, Mohammad; Sinha, Ravindra K.; Jefferson, Thomas A.; Donovan, Carl; Graves, Jeff A.

doi:10.1111/mms.12801

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Taxonomic revision of the South Asian River dolphins ( Platanista ): Indus and Ganges River dolphins are separate species

2021
By Braulik, Gill T. ; I. Archer, Frederick ; Khan, Uzma ; ...
Source: Marine Mammal Science, 37(3), 1022-1059

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South Asian river dolphins ( Platanista gangetica ) are among the most endangered of the world's cetaceans. The two subspecies in the family Platanistidae, Indus, and Ganges river dolphins ( P. g. minor and P. g. gangetica ), are both threatened by dams and barrages, declining river flows, fish-eries bycatch, and pollution. We examine differences in external and skull morphology between dolphins in each
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