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Title Year Authors Category Conservation Measure
Brain-body weight ratio of Platanista gangetica 1970 Pilleri, G. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
The tongue of Platanista gangetica and remarks on the cetacean tongue 1970 Arvy, L. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Frequency analysis of the sounds uttered by the dolphin Platanista indi (Cetacea) 1970 Pilleri, G. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Field and Aquarium Study of the Blind River Dolphin 1969 Herald, E. S. Book Species knowledge and understanding
Sounds and behavior of captive Amazon freshwater dolphins, Inia geoffrensis 1966 Caldwell, M.C. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Behavior of the Amazon dolphin, Inia geoffrensis (Blainville), in captivity 1964 Layne, J.N. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Observations on freshwater dolphins in the upper Amazon 1958 Layne, J.N. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Anatomical and Zoological Researches, Comprising an Account of the Zoological Results of the Two Expeditions to Western Yunnan in 1868 and 1875; and a Monograph of the two Cetacean Genera Platanista and Orcaella.Bernard Quaritich, Piccadilly, London, UK. 1879 Anderson, J. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Wanderings of a Naturalist in India: The Western Himalayas, and Cashmere 1867 Adams, A. L. Book Species knowledge and understanding
Delphinus gangeticus beschrieben von Heinrich Julius Lebeck zu Trankenbar 1801 Lebeck, H. J. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
An account of a new species of Delphinus, an inhabitant of the Ganges 1801 Roxburgh, W. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Population estimates of Amazonian river dolphins in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve before and after the “piracatinga” fishery moratorium Marmontel, M. Conference proceedings Research and monitoring, Fisheries management
Nepal National Water Policy 2077 (2019-2020) Nepal Government Law/Regulation Water management