Skeletal deformities in elasmobranchs from Australian waters

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1111-1115

  Heupel, M R ^a,c   Simpfendorfer, C A ^b   Bennett, M B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^c MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kyphosis; Lordosis; Scoliosis; Shark

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033134614     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.0931     Document Type: Article

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