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First confirmed records of Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene (Gray, 1850), from Angola and Congo, South-East Atlantic Ocean

Caroline R. WeirKetos Ecology, 4 Compton Road, West Charleton, Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 2BP, U.K.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 297-300 | Received 07 Nov 2005, Accepted 23 Jan 2006, Published online: 20 Apr 2015

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