Aggregation behavior of the grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, at Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific Ocean

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-139

  Economakis, Alistair E ^a   Lobel, Phillip S ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasmobranch; Habitat; Migrations; Sex segregation; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOUR; GREY REEF SHARK; REEF FISH; WATER TEMPERATURE;

PACIFIC, JOHNSTON ISLAND, SAND ISLAND;

EID: 0031950967     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007416813214     Document Type: Article

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