A Monte Carlo demographic analysis of the silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis): Implications of gear selectivity

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 168-174

  Beerkircher, Lawrence ^a   Shivji, Mahmood ^a   Cortés, Enric ^b  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; GEAR SELECTIVITY; SHARK;

CARCHARHINUS FALCIFORMIS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 0037241823     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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