Tidal influence on spatial dynamics of leopard sharks, Triakis semifasciata, in Tomales Bay, California

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-43

  Ackerman, Joshua T ^a   Kondratieff, Matthew C ^a   Matern, Scott A ^a   Cech, Joseph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasmobranch; Movement behavior; Tracking; Ultrasonic telemetry

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SHARK; TIDE;

UNITED STATES;

TRIAKIS SEMIFASCIATA;

EID: 0034087515     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007657019696     Document Type: Article

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