The liver lipid fatty acid profiles of seven Indian Ocean shark species

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 171-175

  Davidson, Bruce ^a   Cliff, Geremy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

^b Natal Sharks Board   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Elasmobranch; Hepatic oils

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; ENERGY RESOURCE; FISHING; INDIAN OCEAN; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; SHARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TELEOST; WASTE;

CARCHARHINUS; CARCHARHINUS BREVIPINNA; CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS; CARCHARHINUS OBSCURUS; CARCHARIAS; CARCHARIAS TAURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; GALEOCERDO CUVIER; LEUCAS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; SPHYRNA; SPHYRNA LEWINI; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141719781     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025447718625     Document Type: Article

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