Distribution, reproduction and diet of the gray reef shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos in Hawaii

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 151, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 181-189

  Wetherbee, Bradley M ^a   Crow, Gerald L ^b   Lowe, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Waikiki Aquarium   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Distribution; Gray reef shark; Hawaii; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CARCHARHINUS AMBLYRHYNCHOS; CARCHARHINUS SPRINGERI; CEPHALOPODA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CRUSTACEA; HAWAIIA; TELEOSTEI;

BODY SIZE; DEPTH DISTRIBUTION; DIET; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GREY REEF SHARK; REPRODUCTION;

PACIFIC, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; USA, HAWAII;

EID: 0030618564     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps151181     Document Type: Article

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