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.

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

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2021
By Braulik, Gill T. ; I. Archer, Frederick ; Khan, Uzma ; ...

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Journal Title:

Marine Mammal Science
Personal Author:

Braulik, Gill T. ; I. Archer, Frederick ; Khan, Uzma ; Imran, Mohammad ; Sinha, Ravindra K. ; Jefferson, Thomas A. ; Donovan, Carl ; Graves, Jeff A.
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NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center)
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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
Keywords:

Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics
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Marine Mammal Science, 37(3), 1022-1059
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https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12801
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0824-0469 ; 1748-7692
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Wiley
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