Mortality estimates for juvenile dusky sharks Carcharhinus obscurus in South Africa using mark-recapture data

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 18, 1997, Pages 11-18

  Govender, A ^a   Birnie, S L ^a  

^a OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHING MORTALITY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; TAGGING;

SOUTH AFRICA;

CARCHARHINUS OBSCURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031372498     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776197784161027     Document Type: Article

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