Estimation of mortality of juvenile blacktip sharks, Carcharhinus limbatus, within a nursery area using telemetry data

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 624-632

  Heupel, M R ^a   Simpfendorfer, C A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; SHARK; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALIA; CARCHARHINUS; CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 0036385911     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f02-036     Document Type: Article

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