The biology of tiger sharks, Galeocerdo cuvier, in Shark Bay, Western Australia: Sex ratio, size distribution, diet, and seasonal changes in catch rates

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-36

  Heithaus, Michael R ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dugong; Keystone predator; Predation; Predator prey interactions; Prey availability; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

DIET; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SHARK; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0035061491     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011021210685     Document Type: Article

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