A further observation of the prey-handling behavior of the great hammerhead shark, Sphyrna mokarran: Predation upon the spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 947-952

  Chapman, Demian D ^a   Gruber, Samuel H ^b  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HANDLING TIME; PREDATION; SHARK;

AETOBATUS NARINARI; CHONDRICHTHYES; CICONIIFORMES; MYLIOBATINAE; SPHYRNA; SPHYRNA MOKARRAN; SPHYRNIDAE;

EID: 0036590587     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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